CHALMERS, Alfred Marcus
| Service Numbers: | 2108, V5567 |
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| Enlisted: | 26 July 1915, Melbourne, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | 3MD / VIC Area Lines of Communication |
| Born: | Mitcham, Victoria, 15 January 1895 |
| Home Town: | Mitcham, Whitehorse, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Mitcham Primary School |
| Occupation: | Grocer |
| Died: | Natural causes, Melbourne, Victoria, 19 August 1961, aged 66 years |
| Cemetery: |
Burwood General Cemetery, Victoria, Australia |
| Memorials: | Mitcham War Memorial |
World War 1 Service
| 26 Jul 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2108, Melbourne, Victoria | |
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| 7 Apr 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 2108, 8th Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Barunga, Melbourne | |
| 7 Apr 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2108, 8th Light Horse Regiment, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '2' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Barunga embarkation_ship_number: A43 public_note: '' | |
| 29 Sep 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 2108, 8th Light Horse Regiment |
World War 2 Service
| 22 Aug 1940: | Enlisted Private, V5567, Royal Park, Victoria | |
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| 22 Aug 1940: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Sergeant, V5567 | |
| 4 Jul 1948: | Discharged Sergeant, V5567, 3MD / VIC Area Lines of Communication |
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Alfred Marcus Chalmers entered this world in Jan 1895 in Richard Street, Mitcham. He was one of eight children born of Mary Jane and William Chalmers, an employee of the Australian Tessalated Tile Company. Alfred attended Mitcham Primary School, was a parishioner at Mitcham Anglican Church and worked for Barelli's Bakery before joining the 8th Light Horse in World War One. He enlisted on 26 July 1915, embarked from Melbourne, Victoria on board HMAT A43 Barunga on 7 April 1916, returning to Australia at the conclusion of the war returned to Australia on 3 July 1919.
He served again during WWII looking after prisoners on the Home Front and is buried in Burwood Cemetery.
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