Language selection

Government of Canada / Gouvernement du Canada

Search veterans.gc.ca

Canadian Virtual War Memorial

Norman James Chivas

In memory of:

Bombardier Norman James Chivas

May 13, 1917

Military Service

Service Number:

43623

Age:

21

Force:

Army

Unit:

Canadian Field Artillery

Division:

3rd Bde.

Citation(s):

British War Medal, Victory Medal

Honours and Awards:

Military Medal

Additional Information

Born:

March 8, 1896
Fraserborough, Scotland

Enlistment:

September 29, 1914
Rimouski, Quebec

Son of William and Ann Chivas of 5816, Loraine Avenue, Detroit, Michigan, U.S.A.

Brother of Private Edwin John Chivas, who died while serving with the Canadian Infantry (Central Ontario Regiment).

Digitized service file.

Commemorated on Page 216 of the First World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information

Cemetery:

STE CATHERINE BRITISH CEMETERY
Pas de Calais, France

Grave Reference:

M. 17.

Location:

Ste Catherine is a village in the Department of the Pas-de-Calais, adjoining the city of Arras on the north side. STE CATHERINE BRITISH CEMETERY is on the left of the road to Therouanne (the Chassee Brunehaut), not far beyond the Church.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

Digital Collection

Send us your images

  • Photo of NORMAN JAMES CHIVAS– Bombardier N J Chivas 12 Battery CFA. From The Christmas Echo December 1918. --And in the morning

    Details

    Photo of NORMAN JAMES CHIVAS
    Photo of NORMAN JAMES CHIVAS – Bombardier N J Chivas 12 Battery CFA. From The Christmas Echo December 1918. --And in the morning
  • Newspaper clipping– In memory of the men and women of London, Ontario (and area) who went to war and did not come home. Remembered on the pages of the World War One issues of the London Advertiser. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

    Details

    Newspaper clipping
    Newspaper clipping – In memory of the men and women of London, Ontario (and area) who went to war and did not come home. Remembered on the pages of the World War One issues of the London Advertiser. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Newspaper clipping– From the London Free Press May 1917. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

    Details

    Newspaper clipping
    Newspaper clipping – From the London Free Press May 1917. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Newspaper clipping– From the London Free Press June 1917. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

    Details

    Newspaper clipping
    Newspaper clipping – From the London Free Press June 1917. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Newspaper clipping– From the London Free Press December 1917. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

    Details

    Newspaper clipping
    Newspaper clipping – From the London Free Press December 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

    Details

    Memorial
    Memorial – Remembering brothers lost … Brothers In Arms Memorial, Zonnebeke, BE … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens … May 2022
  • War Diary– Original War Diary entry for the 3rd Brigade, Canadian Field Artillery, mentions the death of Bombardier Norman James Chivas.

    Details

    War Diary
    War Diary – Original War Diary entry for the 3rd Brigade, Canadian Field Artillery, mentions the death of Bombardier Norman James Chivas.
  • Photo of Norman Chivas

    Details

    Photo of Norman Chivas
    Photo of Norman Chivas

Learn more about the Canadian Virtual War Memorial

To learn more please visit our help page. If you have questions or comments regarding the information contained in this registry, email or call us. For inquiries regarding the names and information found in the RCMP Honour Roll, please email the RCMP.

Date modified: