Allan Chambers MM

Rank:

Lance Corporal

Regimental number:

7742

Unit at enlistment:

7th Canadian Mounted Rifles

Force:

C.E.F.

Volunteered or conscripted:

Volunteered

Survived the war:

Yes

Cemetery:

Mount Hope Cemetery, Soldiers' Plot, Brantford, Ontario

Awards or decorations:

Military Medal

Birth country:

Canada

Birth county:

Brant

Birth city:

Brantford, Ontario

Address at enlistment:

138 Clarence Street, Brantford, Ontario

Next of kin address:

138 Clarence Street, Brantford, Ontario

Trade or calling:

Iron worker

Religious denominations:

Church of England

Marital status:

Single

Age at enlistment:

Gallantry medals:

Yes

Letters and documents

London Gazette: 30606
Date: April 2, 1918
Honour or Award: Military Medal
Name: Allan Chambers (7742)
Unit: Machine Gun Squadron, Canadian Calvary Brigade

BX November 30, 1933

The death of John Allan Chambers occurred at the Brantford General Hospital Saturday in his 48th year, after a long illness. Deceased was born at Vanessa, the son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Peter Chambers. He was a veteran of the Great War, having enlisted in 1914. He was a member of a machine gun battalion and served in England, France, Belgium and Germany. He was awarded the military medal for his service. Left to mourn his loss, are two sisters, Mrs. Iona Pettit, Buffalo, N.Y. and Mrs. Lydia Buck, this city and a brother Peter Chambers, Warnsville. A military funeral will be conducted Wednesday morning from the residence of Mr. and Mrs. J.P. Rowley, 116 Grand River Avenue to St. Basil’s church. Interment will be made in the Soldiers’ Plot at Mount Hope cemetery.