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Military service
Service number:
164700
Age:
27
Rank:
Private
Force:
Army
Unit/Regiment:
Canadian Infantry (Central Ontario Regiment)
Division:
75th Bn.
Birth:
March 16, 1890
Enlistment:
Brantford, Ontario
Death:
June 8, 1917
Burial/memorial information
Grave reference:
6.C.26.
Additional information
Son of Nathaniel and Annie Chalmers of West Toronto, Ontario. His brother, Private William Chalmers, was killed in action on October 25, 1916 and is commemorated on Vimy Memorial.
Digital gallery of Private Alexander Chalmers
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Newspaper Clipping
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Inscription
Epitaph (John & Anne Stephens 2013) -
Grave Marker
The grave marker at the Canadian Cemetery No. 2 is located by the grounds of Canada's Vimy Memorial. The cemetery is about 6 kilometres north of Arras, France. May he rest in peace. (John & Anne Stephens 2013) -
Cemetery
Canadian Cemetery No. 2 - The Canadian Cemetery No. 2 is located on Vimy Ridge and is attached to the grounds of Canada's Vimy Memorial. The cemetery is about 6 kilometres north of Arras, France.(John & Anne Stephens 2013) -
Newspaper clipping
From the Toronto Telegram July 1917. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me -
Newspaper clipping
From the Toronto Telegram July 1917. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me -
Memorial
Remembering brothers lost … Brothers In Arms Memorial, Zonnebeke, BE … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens … May 2022
Digital gallery of
Private Alexander Chalmers
Digital gallery of
Private Alexander Chalmers
Digital gallery of
Private Alexander Chalmers
Digital gallery of
Private Alexander Chalmers
Digital gallery of
Private Alexander Chalmers
Digital gallery of
Private Alexander Chalmers
Digital gallery of
Private Alexander Chalmers
In the Books of Remembrance
Commemorated on:
Page 214 of the First World War Book of Remembrance.
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CANADIAN CEMETERY No. 2 Pas de Calais, France
The CANADIAN CEMETERY No. 2 is about 2.5 kilometres north of the village of Neuville-St. Vaast. The village is about 6 kilometres north of Arras and 1 kilometre east of the main road from Arras to Bethune. The cemetery is on a spur road turning left from the road to Givenchy-en-Gohelle, about 1 kilometre south of the Canadian Memorial at Vimy.
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