Chalmers, William

Date of Birth	1879-08-22
Date of Death	1915-01-12
Age	35
Birth Place	United Kingdom - Scotland, Stewarton, Ayr
Died During Service	Yes
Cause of Death	Gunshot wound right side of head

Service Details

Service	RAN - Royal Australian Navy
Date of Entry	1912-07-01
Rank	Master At Arms
Rate	Master At Arms
Official Number	5202
Discharged Date	1915-01-12
Discharge Notes	Died at Garden Island
Service Period	1897-1915
Active Service (War service)	WW1
Service Record	Yes
Ship	Encounter HMAS (1912-1923) Formerley HMS (1905-1912)

Service 2	RN - Royal Navy
Official Number	187755
Service Period	1897-1912

Cemetery Details

Cemetery Name	Rookwood Cemetery, Rookwood NSW 2141
Cemetery Address	Rookwood, NSW
Demonination/Area	Naval Section (Anglican Area 4)
Section	4 Naval
Row	3
Grave Number	576
Grave Type	Burial - Grave

Notes

Lent from RN 21 Aug 1909; Encounter Ships Corporal 1-7-1912-30-9-1913; Encounter MAA 1-10-1913-8-1-1915; Penguin(I) 9-1-1915-15-1-1915. Death noted as "Suicide while temporarily insane shot in right side of head with revolver"

Sources

Naval Mans Death - SMH Saturday 16 Jan 1915 Page 16 Death of a Master at Arms -Singleton Arus Sat Jan 16 1915 Page 6 Master At Arms Suicides - Evening News Friday 22 Jan 1915 Page 3 The Strain of War - The Sun (Sydney) 22 Jan 1915 page 6 Naval Mans Death - SMH Saturday 23 Jan 1915 Page 16

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