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William McDonald Chalmers

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William's gravemarker, image courtesy of Windwalker, findagrave.com

Military Information

  • Date of enlistment: 22.08.1916
  • Place of enlistment: Vancouver, B.C. Canada
  • Service no: 1048342
  • Rank: Private
  • Service Occupation:
  • Awards:
  • Regiment/Service: Canadian Forestry Corps
  • Unit/Ship: 242nd Battalion

Personal Information

  • Date of Birth: 22.10.1870
  • Place of Birth: Dundee
  • Address: 236 Campbell Ave, Vancouver
  • Occupation: Labourer
  • Mother:
  • Father:
  • Siblings:
  • Spouse:

    Margaret Chalmers

  • Children:

    William, Henrietta & Adelaide

  • Age at Death: 74
  • Date of Death: 30.10.1944
  • Place of Death: Canada
  • Burial Country: Canada
  • Cemetery: Forest Lawn Memorial Park Cemetery, Burnaby B.C.

More about William McDonald Chalmers

For more information, visit his Service Record

Information supplied by Gary Thomson

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