Frank CHALMERS

CHALMERS, Frank

Service Number: 5053
Enlisted: 29 December 1915, Melbourne, Victoria
Last Rank: Private
Last Unit: 7th Infantry Battalion
Born: Tooborac, Victoria, Australia, 1883
Home Town: Tooborac, Mitchell, Victoria
Schooling: Tooborac State School, Victoria, Australia
Occupation: Labourer
Died: Killed in Action, France, 17 August 1916
Cemetery: No known grave - "Known Unto God"
Memorials: Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Tooborac War Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France)
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World War 1 Service

29 Dec 1915: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 5053, Melbourne, Victoria
1 Apr 1916: Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 5053, 7th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Suffolk embarkation_ship_number: A23 public_note: ''
1 Apr 1916: Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 5053, 7th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Suffolk, Melbourne
17 Aug 1916: Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 5053, 7th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières

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Biography contributed by Carol Foster

Son of Peter and Jane Chalmers of Tooborac, Victoria; brother of John Peter Chalmers who returned to Australia on 12 January 1916 after serving in the 7th Battalion

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal