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Alexander CHALMERS

Regimental number32
Place of birthParish of Durris, Kincardineshire, Scotland
Place of birthAberdeen, Scotland
SchoolParish school Drumoak, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Age on arrival in Australia26
ReligionPresbyterian
OccupationLabourer
AddressRockhampton PO, Rockhampton, Queensland
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation30
Next of kinFather, J Chalmers, Wardmill, Drumoak, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Previous military serviceBritish territorials for some years
Enlistment date19 March 1915
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll1 March 1915
Place of enlistmentBlackall, Queensland
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name26th Battalion, A Company
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/43/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Brisbane, Queensland, on board HMAT A11 Ascanius on 24 May 1915
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll26th Battalion
FateKilled in Action 5 November 1916
Place of death or woundingnear Bapaume, France
Age at death30
Age at death from cemetery records30
Place of burialWarlencourt 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

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