Regimental number | 3427 |
Place of birth | Fremantle, Western Australia |
School | Fremantle Boys School, Western Australia |
Religion | Presbyterian |
Occupation | Fitter and turner |
Address | 13 Shuffrey Street, Fremantle, Western Australia |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 18 |
Next of kin | Father, J C Chalmers, 13 Shuffrey Street, Fremantle, Western Australia |
Previous military service | Served in the Naval Cadets, Fremantle, Western Australia. |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 16th Battalion, 11th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/33/3 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Fremantle, Western Australia, on board HMAT A24 Benalla on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Lance Corporal |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 16th Battalion |
Recommendations (Medals and Awards) |
Military Medal Recommendation date: |
Fate | Died of wounds |
Place of death or wounding | Messines, Belgium |
Age at death | 20 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 20 |
Place of burial | Trois-Arbres Cemetery (Plot I, Row W, Grave No. 31), Steenwerck, France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 79 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: James and Frances CHALMERS, 13 Shuffrey Street, Freemantle, Western Australia. Native of Meering West, Victoria |
Medals |
Military Medal Source: 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 169 Date: |
Other details | Medals: Military Medal, 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |