CHALMERS, Colin Edmund Alleyne
| Service Number: | 4922 |
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| Enlisted: | 23 August 1915, Holsworthy, New South Wales |
| Last Rank: | Second Lieutenant |
| Last Unit: | 52nd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Hobart, Tasmania, Australia , 20 May 1882 |
| Home Town: | Bellerive, Clarence, Tasmania |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Accountant |
| Died: | Killed In Action, Belgium, 7 June 1917, aged 35 years |
| Cemetery: |
Derry House Cemetery No.2 Plot I, Row B, Grave 22 |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Church of St Martins (Essex), Clarence Honour Roll, Hobart Roll of Honour |
World War 1 Service
| 23 Aug 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 4922, Holsworthy, New South Wales | |
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| 18 Feb 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 4922, 12th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ballarat embarkation_ship_number: A70 public_note: '' | |
| 18 Feb 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 4922, 12th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ballarat, Melbourne | |
| 19 Apr 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 52nd Infantry Battalion | |
| 28 Sep 1916: | Promoted AIF WW1, Corporal, 52nd Infantry Battalion | |
| 28 Mar 1917: | Promoted AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, 52nd Infantry Battalion | |
| 7 Jun 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, 52nd Infantry Battalion, Battle of Messines, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: awm_unit: 52nd Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Second Lieutenant awm_died_date: 1917-06-07 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Julianne Ryan
born at St Georges, Hobart
Father Edmund Alleyne Chalmers and Mother Rosalie Chalmers (nee Walker), of Bellerive, Tasmania.
Siblings:
Henry Edgar Chalmers (b. 01/07/1878 in Brighton, TAS - d. 28/04/1880 TAS)
Clare Alleyne Chalmers (b. 30/07/1880 in Hobart, TAS)
Allan Alleyne Chalmers (b. 31/12/1883 in Hobart, TAS)
Elayne Mary Chalmers (b. 27/05/1886 in Hobart, TAS - d. 21/09/1962 in Hobart, TAS)
Jean Alleyne Chalmers (b. 21/07/1891 in Hobart, TAS - d. 26/12/1977 in Hobart, TAS)
Arabella Alleyne (d. 1762) did marry the Rev. James Chalmers, Rector of Little Waltham (and the Alleynes of Hatfield Peverel and Little Leighs did historically own property in Little Waltham)
Described on enlisting as 33 years 3 months of age; single; 6' tall; 146 lbs;
fresh complexion; blue eyes; light brown hair; Church of England
23/08/1915 enlisted at Holdsworthy, NSW
12/01/1916 appointed to 12th Infantry Battalion, Claremount Camp, Tasmania
18/02/1916 embarked Port of Melbourne onboard A70 Ballarat
as a Private with the 15th Reinforcements, 12th Battalion
19/04/1916 promoted Lance Corporal
taken on strength of 52nd Infantry Battalion, Serapeum - serving in Egypt
21/04/1916 transferred to the 52nd Infantry Battalion
05/06/1916 proceeded to join British Expeditionary Forces, ex Alexandria
embarked onboard HMAT Ivernia
12/06/1916 disembarked into Marseilles, France
20/06/1916 attached to 27th Australian ASC
28/09/1916 promoted to Corporal
Chalmers re-joined the 52nd, before being transferred in November 1916 to the UK (Balliol College, Oxford) for officer training
28/03/1917 promoted to 2nd Lieutenant
posted to General Infantry reinforcements, England
17/04/1917 proceeded overseas to France, ex Tidsworth
19/04/1917 marched into Etaples, France
20/04/1917 taken on strength 52nd Infantry Battalion
20/04/1917 taken on the strength of the 52nd Battalion again
07/06/1917 killed in action
his body being found on the 23/07/1917, when the 11th Royal Warwickshire
Regiment took over some trenches
his body was buried in
Gun Farm Cemetery No. 2, 4 miles SE of Wytschaete, ¾ miles N of Messines
buried in: Derry House Cemetery No. 2, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium
Plot I, Row B, Grave 22
His name is commemorated on panel at the Australian War Memorial, Canberra, ACT.
His name is also commemorated on the WWI Honour Board at the Church of St Martins,
Essex, England.
Medals: British War medal (32423), Victory medal (32195),
Memorial Plaque and Scroll (356879)
Submitted by Julianne T Ryan. 22/02/2017. Lest we forget.
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