Is your surname Chew?

Research the Chew family

Share your family tree and photos with the people you know and love

  • Build your family tree online
  • Share photos and videos
  • Smart Matching™ technology
  • Free!

Dick Chew

Birthdate:
Birthplace: Howard, Queensland, Australia
Death: April 30, 1992 (73)
Redcliffe Hospital, Queensland, Australia
Immediate Family:

Son of Frank Chew and Lucy Marion Chew
Husband of Private User
Father of Private User; Lorraine Lewis and Garry Chew
Brother of Joe Pye Chavasse Stanley; Wilf Chew; Edie Hooper; Rita Godbold; Roy Chew and 3 others
Half brother of Frank Stiles; Myrtle Hardgrave; Maud Hancock and Bernie Stiles

Managed by: Private User
Last Updated:
view all 20

Immediate Family

About Dick Chew

Second World War Amy Service: Dick served in one of the Australian Army Independent Companies in the Pacific Islands during World War II. These Companies later became known as "Commando" units.

A family story relates to the time that Dick and his younger brother Cliff were in military training on the Atherton Tablelands in North Queensland. Their unit was deployed in an area of long grass, and after dark were sleeping in their positions when an army truck drove through their location, running over Dick's head while he slept. He was apparently unhurt in the incident, thereby enhancing his formidable reputation for toughness.

From the Dept of Veterans Affairs, Commonwealth Government of Australia, World War Two Nominal Roll - Service Record (Extracted from <http://www.ww2roll.gov.au/>) :-

Period of Service: From 10 Mar 1942 to 2 Apr 1946

Service Number : QX30221

Locality on Enlistment: BURRUM, QLD

Rank: Trooper

Posting on Discharge: 2/5 Australian Commando Squadron

Next Of Kin: CHEW, Francis

. . . . Peter G.
view all

Dick Chew's Timeline

1918
July 5, 1918
Howard, Queensland, Australia
1992
April 30, 1992
Age 73
Redcliffe Hospital, Queensland, Australia
????