CHALMERS, Alexander
Service Number: | 32 |
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Enlisted: | 1 March 1915 |
Last Rank: | Private |
Last Unit: | 26th Infantry Battalion |
Born: | Farm of Tulloch, Durris, Co Kincardineshire, Scotland, 27 September 1886 |
Home Town: | Rockhampton, Rockhampton, Queensland |
Schooling: | Central School Drumoak |
Occupation: | Labourer |
Died: | Killed in Action, France, 5 November 1916, aged 30 years |
Cemetery: |
Warlencourt British Cemetery II F 31, Warlencourt British Cemetery, Warlencourt-Eaucourt, Arras, Nord Pas de Calais, France |
Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
World War 1 Service
1 Mar 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 32, 26th Infantry Battalion | |
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24 May 1915: | Involvement Private, 32, 26th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '15' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Ascanius embarkation_ship_number: A11 public_note: '' | |
24 May 1915: | Embarked Private, 32, 26th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ascanius, Brisbane |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Son of Joseph CHALMERS (Farmer and Oatmeal Miller) and Annie OGG, Wardmill, Drumoak, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Alexander came to Australia in September 1912. On the outbreak of war he enlisted with the AIF and served in France and Flanders. Kileed in action near Bapame 05 November 1916. His Chaplain wrote: 'He was unswerving in the execution of his duty, and keen in upholding the honour of his country's rights. In his battalion he bears a good record, and was highly respected by his commanding officers and fellow soldiers.'