
| Regimental number | 6/1804 |
| Date of birth | |
| Place of birth | Sydenham, Christchurch |
| Address | Somerset Hotel, Ashburton |
| Marital status | Single |
| Next of kin | Father, Percival S H Chambers, Southampton Street, Christchurch |
| Rank on embarkation | Private |
| Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, 4th Reinforcements, Canterbury Infantry Battalion |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 21 Willochra on |
| Final rank | Private |
| Final unit | 2nd Battalion, Canterbury Infantry Regiment |
| Other details | Joined the Bank of New South Wales, Christchurch branch, 3 October 1912; transferred to Ashburton branch, 16 February 1914. |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Place of burial | Strand Military Cemetery (Plot X, Row A, Grave No 24/30A), Ploegsteert, Belgium |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Mr and Mrs Percival Samuel Henry Chambers, Southampton Street, Christchurch |
| Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front Killed in action, shell fire, Messines, Belgium, 7 June 1917. Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Miscellaneous details | Canterbury Infantry Batln/Fourth |
| Sources | 'Bank of New South Wales Roll of Honour' (Sydney, 1921), p. 75. |
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