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Captain Preston Alexander Chambers

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PERSONAL INFORMATION

Date of birth: 1879-09-24
Place of birth: Ormstown Quebec Canada
Next of kin: David Chambers, Ormstown, Quebec
Marital status: single
Occupation (attested): Veterinary Surgeon
Occupation (normalized): Veterinarian, General
Religion: Presbyterian
Cause of death: Died of illness

MILITARY INFORMATION

Regimental number: 505513
Highest Rank: Captain
Rank detail
  1. Captain (Army). 1916-11-06 to 1917-04-05
  2. Private (Army). 1916-04-16 to 1916-07-06
  3. Private (Army). 1915-10-12 to 1916-04-15
Degree of service: Europe
Survived war: no
Commemoration location: Ormstown, Quebec

RESEARCH INFORMATION

LAC ID: 94921
Attestation record(s): image 1, image 2, image 3
Service file: B1610-S051
Uploader's Research notes:

63rd Batt

Died in London of a feaver contracted in Africa

Sapper Chambers PA Engineering training Depot SOS 05.08.16

Enlisted 10-07-16 Cause of discharge, Received commission. -------------- Date left Canada 24.10.16 06.11.16 TOS posted no. 2 Vet Hosp. 02.12.16 Proceed O/Seas for Can Vet Hp. 03.12.16 Trans to 1 Can Vet Hosp. 07.12.16 Arr. and TOS 11.12.16 SOS of Can Vet Hosp on being transf to 3rd Can Div Hdqrs 13.12.16 attached as Vet Officer 13.12.16 TOS & attached to 8th Bde CFA as VO 06.11.16 to be temp Capt. 05.04.17 Ceases to be att. To 8th Bde CFA on being dismissed by Gen. 05.04.17 Dissmissed the service by sentence of a GCM. Oct 12 1915 to Apr 15 1916 63rd Bn CEF Apr 16 1916 to Jul 6 1916 194th Bn. SOS “deserter” by a C of C held 27.05.16 Awol 16.04.16 Aug 6 1916 to Oct 18 1916 in Can Eng Training Depot then to the CAVC.

[Not Specified Army Infantry 63rd Battalion Not Specified Army Infantry 194th Battalion Captain Army Canadian Field Artillary 8th Brigade Canadian Army Veterinary corps ]

ARCHIVAL INFORMATION

Date added: 2005-01-07
Last modified: 2005-08-26