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CHALMERS, Frank
Personal Details
Service Number: | 5053 |
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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) |
Service History
World War 1 Service
29 Dec 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 5053, Melbourne, Victoria | |
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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 |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography 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