Reginald Courtney CHAMBERS

Regimental number6/1804
Date of birth3 October 1896
Place of birthSydenham, Christchurch
AddressSomerset Hotel, Ashburton
Marital statusSingle
Next of kinFather, Percival S H Chambers, Southampton Street, Christchurch
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 4th Reinforcements, Canterbury Infantry Battalion
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 21 Willochra on 17 April 1915
Final rankPrivate
Final unit2nd Battalion, Canterbury Infantry Regiment
Other detailsJoined the Bank of New South Wales, Christchurch branch, 3 October 1912; transferred to Ashburton branch, 16 February 1914.
FateKilled in Action 7 June 1917
Place of burialStrand 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 detailsCanterbury Infantry Batln/Fourth
Sources'Bank of New South Wales Roll of Honour' (Sydney, 1921), p. 75.