Captain Ralph Chalmers

Captain Ralph Chalmers

• Born on 13 January 1891 at Fitzroy Road, Primrose Hill, London, England.
• Son of Robert Chalmers, 1st and last Baron Chalmers and Maud Mary Pigott.
• Died on 8 May 1915 at age 24, killed in action.
• Educated at

• Bradfield School, England,
  
• Between 1908 and 1909 at Oriel College, Oxford University, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England.
  
• Between 1909 and 1910 at Royal Military College, Sandhurst, Berkshire, England.
  

He was commissioned in 1910, in the service of the Suffolk Regiment.

He was Aide-de-Camp of the Governor of Ceylon between 1913 and 1914.

He fought in the First World War.2 He gained the rank of Captain in 1915.2

The Peerage - #217536,

CHALMERS, RALPH

Rank: Captain
Date of Death: 08/05/1915
Age: 24
Regiment/Service: Suffolk Regiment 2nd Bn.
Panel Reference: Panel 21.
Memorial: YPRES (MENIN GATE) MEMORIAL
Additional Information: Elder son of 1st Baron Chalmers, of Northiam, and Lady Chalmers, of Peterhouse Lodge, Cambridge.

CWGC

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Ralph Chalmers (13 January 1891 – 8 May 1915) was a British fencer. He competed in the individual épée event at the 1908 Summer Olympics.
He died at the Second Battle of Ypres during World War I while serving as an officer with the Suffolk Regiment.

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