CHALMERS, Thomas McKenzie
| Service Number: | 4397 |
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| Enlisted: | 29 December 1915, Adelaide, South Australia |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 27th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Perth, Scotland, 2 August 1884 |
| Home Town: | Glen Osmond, Burnside, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Perth, Scotland |
| Occupation: | Labourer (S.A.R.) |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 17 November 1916, aged 32 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" |
| Memorials: | Adelaide National War Memorial, Adelaide South Australian Railways WW1 & WW2 Honour Boards, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, S.A.R. Engineering Branch Midland System Roll of Honour, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France) |
World War 1 Service
| 29 Dec 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 4397, 27th Infantry Battalion, Adelaide, South Australia | |
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| 25 Mar 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 4397, 27th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '15' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Shropshire embarkation_ship_number: A9 public_note: '' | |
| 25 Mar 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 4397, 27th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Shropshire, Adelaide | |
| 17 Nov 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 4397, 27th Infantry Battalion | |
| Date unknown: | Involvement 27th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières |
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"THE LATE PRIVATE T. CHALMERS.
Mrs. E. Chalmers, of Glen Osmond road, Frewville, has received information that her husband, Private Thomas McKenzie Chalmers, was killed in action in France on November 17. Private Chalmers was 32 years of age. He was prior to enlisting, in the interlocking department of the South Australian railways. He was greatly respected by all who knew him." - from the Adelaide Chronicle 23 Dec 1916 (nla.gov.au)
"DIED ON ACTIVE SERVICE.
McKENZIE.— On the 17th November, Private Thomas McKenzie Chalmers, Glen Osmond-road, Frewville, killed in action in France, having a wife and two children to mourn their sad loss. His work was nobly done." - from the Adelaide Advertiser 15 Dec 1916 (nla.gov.au)
"HEROES OF THE GREAT WAR
CHALMERS.—In loving memory of Private Tom McKenzie Chalmers, 27th Battalion, killed in action, November 17, 1916, aged 32 years.
'Midst the roaring of the battle
And the rain of shot and shell,
Fighting for home and country,
He like a soldier fell.
Sadly missed.
R.I.P.—Inserted by his loving sister-in-law and brother-in-law, Kate and Will Smith.
CHALMERS.—In loving memory of Private Thomas McKenzie Chalmers, who was killed in action on November 17, 1916.
Sleep on, beloved, thy task at last is o'er,
Thy duty clear for England's cause was done.
Sleep on, beloved, till on that heavenly shore
"Eternal life" awakes and "crown is won."
Sleep on, beloved, beyond this world of pain,
I, too, shall bear no more cross of strife.
But safely rest with thee, when comes again
The crowning days of love through sacrifice. —Inserted by his loving wife and two little girls." - from the Adelaide Advertiser 17 Nov 1917 (nla.gov.au)
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