Rifleman

George Gordon Chalmers

Conflict: 
WW1
Additional Information: 

Son of Andrew and Margaret Chalmers, of Eltham, New Zealand.

References:
  • CWGC
  • Archives New Zealand
NZ WAR GRAVES

Public Contributions:

There are no public contributions written for this casualty

Personal Tributes:

Casualty

Service Number: 
23/1344
Name:
George Gordon Chalmers
Rank: 
Rifleman
Date of Birth:
Not known
Next of Kin: 
Mrs M. Chalmers (mother), Bridge Street, Eltham, New Zealand
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Enlistment Address: 
Eltham, New Zealand
Armed Force: 
Army
Unit:
3 New Zealand (Rifle) Brigade, 1 Battalion

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Killed in action
Date of Death:
08 October 1918
Day of Death:
Tuesday
Age at Death: 
32
Conflict: 
WW1

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Body:
2nd Reinforcements to 1st Battalion, New Zealand Rifle Brigade
Embarkation Place:
Wellington, New Zealand
Embarkment Date:
13 November 1915
Transport:

HMNZT 35
HMNZT 36
Vessel:
Willochra or Tofua
Destination:
Suez, Egypt

Text in italics supplied by Cenotaph Online, Auckland War Memorial Museum

Cemetery

Cemetery Reference: 
III. C. 13.
Cemetery Location: 
France
George Gordon Chalmers
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