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James CHALMERS

Regimental number5
Place of birthKoolunga, South Australia
SchoolKoolunga Public School, South Australia
ReligionPresbyterian
OccupationFarmer
AddressRozelle Cottage, Kogarah, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation41
Height5' 5"
Weight130 lbs
Next of kinMother, Mrs Mary Chambers, Rozelle Cottage, Kogarah, New South Wales
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date30 June 1915
Place of enlistmentLiverpool, New South Wales
Rank on enlistmentDriver
Unit name18th Battalion, Transport Section
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A40 Ceramic on 25 June 1915
Rank from Nominal RollCorporal
Unit from Nominal Roll18th Battalion
FateDied of wounds 28 June 1918
Place of death or woundingNear Villers-Bretonneux, Somme, France
Age at death44.8
Place of burialLongeau British Cemetery (Plot II, Row A, Grave No. 10), France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
85
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: David and Mary CHALMERS, Rocky oint Road, Kogarah, New South Wales. Native of Kowlunga, South Australia
Other details

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal

Date of death28 June 1918
SourcesNAA: B2455, CHALMERS James

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