Alexander CHALMERS

Regimental number23973
Date of birth9 November 1877
Place of birthAberdeenshire, Scotland
ReligionPresbyterian
OccupationEngine driver
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation39
Height5' 9"
Weight160 lbs
Next of kinBrother, R Chalmers, Ashburton
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date8 February 1916
Place of enlistmentTrentham
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 13th Reinforcements, Auckland Infantry Battalion, A Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on 30-31 May 1916
A Company, Auckland Infantry Battalion, 13th Reinforcements, left Wellington on board two ships: 'Tofua' (sailed 30 May 1916) and 'Willochra' (sailed 31 May 1916). From the Nominal Rolls it is not possible to determine on which ship an individual embarked.
Final rankPrivate
Final unit2nd Battalion, Otago Infantry Regiment
FateKilled in Action 12 October 1917
Place of burialNo known grave
Commemoration detailsTyne Cot Memorial (New Zealand Apse, Panel 3), Zonnebeke, Belgium
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records		Father: the late William Chalmers, Old Aberdeen, Scotland
Other details

War service: Western Front

Embarked Wellington, 31 May 1916; found guilty, at sea, 8 July 1916, of being absent without leave: awarded 7 days' detention and loss of pay at set rate for the period; disembarked Devonport, England, 26 July 1916, and marched into Sling Camp.

Proceeded overseas to France, 5 September 1916; joined 2nd Bn, Otago Infantry Regiment, in the field, 5 October 1916, and posted to 8th Company.

Found guilty, 26 July 197, of drunkenness: awarded 20 days' Field Punishment No 2, and forfeited balance of all ordinary pay for 20 days: fine 10/-.

On leave to United Kingdom, 11 September 1917; rejoined Bn from leave, 22 September 1917.

Killed in action, 12 October 1917.

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 33, p. 5
Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 21893260