Service Details
Name:
CHALMERS
Given Name:
JOHN JAMES
Initials:
J J
Service No:
125837V
Rank:
Corporal
Other Casualties of this Rank
Regiment:
Imperial Light Horse/Kimberley Regiment, S.A.Forces
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Date of Death:
1944-06-13
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Date of Birth:
1915-01-11
Age:
29
Cause of Death:
Killed in action, during the attack in the Colleno area, Italy
Decorations:
D C M
Citations:
LG Sup 13 August 1942 - Immediate Award - "For gallant and distinguished services in the Middle East"
Additional
Information:
Son of John and Jessie Chalmers, of Johannesburg, Transvaal, South Africa; husband of Doris Chalmers, of 24, Leicester Road, Kensington, Johannesburg.
Commemoration
Country:
Italy
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Cemetery:
BOLSENA WAR CEMETERY
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Grave Reference:
II, A, 8.

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