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Harry Alexander Chalmers

In memory of:

Lance Corporal Harry Alexander Chalmers

September 27, 1918

Military Service

Service Number:

871911

Age:

35

Force:

Army

Unit:

Canadian Engineers

Division:

3rd Bn.

Additional Information

Born:

September 1, 1883
Smiths Falls, Ontario

Enlistment:

May 2, 1916
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan

Son of George and Mary Chalmers, of Smiths Falls, Ontario. Brother of Mrs. L.A. Taggart of Smiths Falls, Ontario.

Commemorated on Page 382 of the First World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information

Cemetery:

CAGNICOURT BRITISH CEMETERY
Pas de Calais, France

Grave Reference:

I. A. 14.

Location:

Cagnicourt is a village 18 kilometres south-east of Arras. The CAGNICOURT BRITISH CEMETERY lies on the D.13, 2 kilometres south of the main Arras-Cambrai road ((D.939) and is near the Communal Cemetery.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

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  • Photo of Harry Alexander Chalmers– Photo courtesy of the Lest We Forget remembrance initiative of the Smith Falls District Collegiate.

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    Photo of Harry Alexander Chalmers – Photo courtesy of the Lest We Forget remembrance initiative of the Smith Falls District Collegiate.
  • Circumstances of Death Registers– Source: Library and Archives Canada. CIRCUMSTANCES OF DEATH REGISTERS, FIRST WORLD WAR Surnames: CATCHPOLE TO CHIGNELL. Microform Sequence 19; Volume Number 31829_B016728. Reference RG150, 1992-93/314, 165. Page 247 of 958.

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    Circumstances of Death Registers
    Circumstances of Death Registers – Source: Library and Archives Canada. CIRCUMSTANCES OF DEATH REGISTERS, FIRST WORLD WAR Surnames: CATCHPOLE TO CHIGNELL. Microform Sequence 19; Volume Number 31829_B016728. Reference RG150, 1992-93/314, 165. Page 247 of 958.
  • Biography - page 1– Biography courtesy of the Lest We Forget remembrance initiative of the Smith Falls District Collegiate.

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    Biography - page 1
    Biography - page 1 – Biography courtesy of the Lest We Forget remembrance initiative of the Smith Falls District Collegiate.
  • Biography - page 2– Biography courtesy of the Lest We Forget remembrance initiative of the Smith Falls District Collegiate.

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    Biography - page 2
    Biography - page 2 – Biography courtesy of the Lest We Forget remembrance initiative of the Smith Falls District Collegiate.
  • Attestation Paper (front)

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    Attestation Paper (front)
  • Grave marker– Kris Preece finds the grave of Harry Chalmers at Cagnicourt British Cemetery in France. Kris completed the biography on Chalmers.

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    Grave marker
    Grave marker – Kris Preece finds the grave of Harry Chalmers at Cagnicourt British Cemetery in France. Kris completed the biography on Chalmers.

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