CHALMERS, Ivor Fredric
| Service Number: | 414465 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 11 October 1941 |
| Last Rank: | Flight Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | No. 207 Squadron (RAF) |
| Born: | Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, 19 October 1911 |
| Home Town: | North Tamborine, Scenic Rim, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Timber worker |
| Died: | Flying Battle, Berlin, Germany, North West Europe, 29 January 1944, aged 32 years |
| Cemetery: |
Berlin 1939-45 War Cemetery 5 D 10 |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Canungra War Memorial, Gympie WW2, Imbil War Memorial, International Bomber Command Centre Memorial, Kandanga Cemetery Memorial, Maryborough No. 3 Wireless Air Gunners' School Memorial Wall |
World War 2 Service
| 11 Oct 1941: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Aircraftman 2 (WW2), 414465, Brisbane, Queensland | |
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| 11 Oct 1941: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Flight Sergeant, 414465 | |
| 29 Jan 1944: | Involvement Royal Australian Air Force, Flight Sergeant, 414465, No. 207 Squadron (RAF), Air War NW Europe 1939-45 | |
| 6 Nov 2019: | Involvement Bomber Command Clasp awarded |
Ivor Chalmers by SQNLDR Bruce Chalmers
Ivor Fredric Chalmers enlisted at Traveston, near Gympie, Queensland. His family consisted of Ivor, Don (Army), Roy (RAAF), John (Army - a Desert Rat at Tobruk), Ben (RAAF), Thomas (RAAF) and Joyce.
He was the son of Alexander and Emily Chalmers of Samford QLD and the eldest of the children in the family.
Prior to enlistment he was a timber worker and was serving as rear-gunner with the RAF on Lancaster LM366 EM-H when it was brought down in Germany.
Initially interred at Buck, he is now buried in the World War Two War Graves Commission cemetery in Berlin.
Submitted 5 October 2016 by Bruce Chalmers
Enlisted Travetson QLD
Ivor Chalmers was the eldest son of Alexander and Emily Chalmers of Samford.
Submitted 4 October 2016 by Bruce Chalmers
Biography contributed by Bruce Chalmers
Ivor Fredric Chalmers enlisted at Traveston, near Gympie, Queensland. His family consisted of Ivor, Don (Army), Roy (RAAF), John (Army - a Desert Rat at Tobruk), Ben (RAAF), Thomas (RAAF) and Joyce.
He was the son of Alexander and Emily Chalmers of Samford QLD and the eldest of the children in the family.
Prior to enlistment he was a timber worker and was serving as rear-gunner with the RAF on Lancaster LM366 EM-H when it was brought down in Germany.
Initially interred at Buck, he is now buried in the World War Two War Graves Commission cemetery in Berlin.
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