Robert Chalmers

CHALMERS, ROBERT

Rank: Lieutenant
Date of Death: 26/05/1915
Age: 21
Regiment/Service: London Regiment (Prince of Wales' Own Civil Service Rifles) 15th Bn.
Awards: Mentioned in Despatches
Grave Reference: I. B. 13.
Cemetery: CHOCQUES MILITARY CEMETERY
Additional Information: Son of 1st Baron Chalmers and Baroness Chalmers, of Northiam. Educated at Westminster School, Peterhouse, Cambridge, and Lincoln's Inn.

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The Battalion War Diary records:

Festubert May 25

142nd Brigade on our Right successfully attacked at GIVENCHY. Covered their advance by fire on enemy communication trenches. Maxims hard at work but no real targets. Sent 8 Bombers to help 8th Bn London Regt take J1 and J3. Trenches heavily shelled/ Started a communication trench from end of YELLOW ROAD to J1. Night very bright and exposed to heavy shell fire and machine guns but were able to dig enough to give cover to men crawling. Officers: 1 Killed. 3 Wounded. Other ranks 7 killed. 10 wounded.”

Robert was one of the officers wounded and died of his wounds the next day in a field hospital in Chocques.

Lieutenant Robert Chalmers

• Born on 13 April 1894 at Homestead, Barnes, London, England.
• Son of Robert Chalmers, 1st and last Baron Chalmers and Maud Mary Pigott.
• Baptised at Barnes Parish Church, Barnes, London, England.
• Died on 26 May 1915 at age 21, from wounds received in action.
• Educated at -

• Westminster School, Westminster, London, England.
  
• Between 1911 and 1912 at Peterhouse College, Cambridge University, Cambridge
  

He was admitted to Lincoln's Inn|barrister in 1912.

He gained the rank of Lieutenant in 1913 in the service of the Civil Service Rifles.

He fought in the First World War.

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