Regimental number | 32 |
Place of birth | Parish of Durris, Kincardineshire, Scotland |
Place of birth | Aberdeen, Scotland |
School | Parish school Drumoak, Aberdeenshire, Scotland |
Age on arrival in Australia | 26 |
Religion | Presbyterian |
Occupation | Labourer |
Address | Rockhampton PO, Rockhampton, Queensland |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 30 |
Next of kin | Father, J Chalmers, Wardmill, Drumoak, Aberdeenshire, Scotland |
Previous military service | British territorials for some years |
Enlistment date | |
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
Place of enlistment | Blackall, Queensland |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 26th Battalion, A Company |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/43/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Brisbane, Queensland, on board HMAT A11 Ascanius on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 26th Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | near Bapaume, France |
Age at death | 30 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 30 |
Place of burial | Warlencourt British Cemetery (Plot II, Row F, Grave No. 31), France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 107 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Son of Joseph CHALMERS and husband of Annie OGG, Wardmill, Drumoak, Aberdeenshire, Scotland |
Other details |
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |