Private James Robert Chalmers
PERSONAL INFORMATION
Name:
Chalmers,
James Robert
Date of birth: 1892-11-01
Place of birth: Lonkhope Orkney Isles Scotland
Next of kin: William Chalmers (father,) Longhope, Orkney Isles, Scotland
Marital status: single
Occupation (attested): Engineer
Occupation (normalized): Other Engineers
Religion: Presbyterian
Date of death:
1917-04-09
Cause of death:
Killed in action
Buried:
Givenchy Road Canadian Cemetery, B. 14.
MILITARY INFORMATION
Regimental number: 645033
Highest Rank:
Private
(54th Battalion)
Rank detail
- Private, 54th Battalion, Infantry (Army).
- Private (Army). 1915-11-13 ?
Degree of service: Europe
Survived war: no
Battle wounded/killed: VIMY RIDGE
RESEARCH INFORMATION
CVWM ID: No CVWM ID in our database, but try
this.
CWGC ID: 618502
LAC ID:
94392
Service file: B1601-S040
Uploader's Notes: Son of William and lsabella Robb Chalmers, of Longhope, Orkney, Scotland.
Uploader's Research notes:
158th Battalion Nominal Roll
Details of death from Ancestry.com which includes a digitized image of the casualty form from the "Canada, War Graves Registers (Circumstances of Casualty), 1914-1948" database
ARCHIVAL INFORMATION
Date added: 2004-09-04
Last modified: 2014-09-08