Regimental number | 644 |
Date of birth | |
Place of birth | Renfrew, Scotland |
Religion | Protestant |
Occupation | Shipwright |
Address | Newrybar, New South Wales |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 27.4 |
Height | 5' 5.5" |
Weight | 122 lbs |
Next of kin | Father, William Chalmers, 45 Orchard Street, Renfrew, Scotland |
Previous military service | Served for 6 years in the Argyll & Sutherland Regiment, Territorial Force. |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Lismore, New South Wales |
Rank on enlistment | Driver |
Unit name | 9th Battalion, F Company |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/26/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Brisbane, Queensland, on board Transport A5 Omrah on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Corporal |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 9th Battalion |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Discharge date | |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Port Sydney', 8 October 1918; discharged (medically unfit), Brisbane, 3 February 1919. Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Miscellaneous details | Address incorrectly entered on Embarkation Roll as Newry Bar. |
Date of death | |
Place of burial | Lismore Cemetery, New South Wales |
Sources | NAA: B2455, CHALMERS William |