Regimental number | 3743 |
Place of birth | Ballarat, Victoria |
Religion | Methodist |
Occupation | Farmer |
Address | Allambee 'Loose Bag', Kerang, Victoria |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 32.1 |
Height | 5' 8.5" |
Weight | 172 lbs |
Next of kin | Mother, M J Chalmers, Allambee 'Loose Bag', Kerang, Victoria |
Previous military service | Served for 6 months in the Victorian Rangers. |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Bendigo, Victoria |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 5th Battalion, 12th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/22/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A40 Ceramic on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Driver |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 5th Battalion |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Photo: Kent Fedorowich |
Discharge date | |
Family/military connections | Brother: 3744 Lance Corporal Robert Dickson CHALMERS, 5th Bn, returned to Australia, 28 March 1919. |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Commenced return to Australia from Southampton on board HT 'City of Poona', 28 March 1919; discharged (medically unfit), Sydney, 6 July 1919. Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal Death not attributed to War Service. |
Miscellaneous details | Second given name incorrectly entered on Embarkation Roll as Reynold. |
Date of death | |
Age at death | 54 |
Place of burial | Kerang Cemetery, Victoria |
Sources | NAA: B2455, CHALMERS James Reynolds |