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CHALMERS, Hugh Joseph Whittaker
Personal Details
| Service Number: | NX101640 |
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| Enlisted: | 27 July 1942, Balgownie, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Captain |
| Last Unit: | Not yet discovered |
| Born: | Drummoyne, Sydney , NSW, 24 March 1913 |
| Home Town: | Springwood, Blue Mountains Municipality, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Died: | Illness, New Guinea, 17 June 1945, aged 32 years |
| Cemetery: |
Lae War Cemetery Grave Ref. QQ C 3, Lae War Cemetery, Lae, Morobe Province, Papua New Guinea |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Captain, NX101640 | |
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| 27 Jul 1942: | Enlisted Balgownie, NSW | |
| 27 Jul 1942: | Enlisted NX101640 |
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Hugh Joseph Whittaker CHALMERS was born on 24th March, 1913 in Drummoyne, Sydney, NSW
His parents were Hugh CHALMERS and Clara CRONSHAW who were married in 1903 in Sydey
He married Thelma TURNER in 1935 in Sydney
On 27th July, 1942 he enlisted with HQ 6, Australian Division as a Captain -Service No NX101640. He had previously joined the CMF Service No. N58702
6th DIVISION INFO
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Hugh died of Illness on 17th June 1945 in New Guinea and is buried in Lae War Cemetery ,Papua New Guinea
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