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We remember George Robert Chambers
We remember George Robert Chambers
Timeline
Timeline
1888
1915
enlistment
Source:9288225
February 1915
1915
service
British Army
Private
Northamptonshire Regiment
7th Battalion
Source:9288225
February 1915 - 25th September 1915
1915
hospitalisation
Shortly after arriving on the Western Front, he was wounded in the Battle of Loos
Hospital/Institution
Source:9288225
26th September 1915
1917
service
British Army
Private
Northamptonshire Regiment
8th Battalion
Source:9288225
August 1917
1918
service
British Army
Private
Labour Corps
Source:9288225
30th November 1918
service
British Army
Lance Corporal
17241
Northamptonshire Regiment
Source:765623
service
British Army
Private
427105
Labour Corps
Source:765623
service
British Army
Private
17241
Northamptonshire Regiment
Source:7084337
1918
death
War Related Sickness
He returned to England and transferred to the Labour Corps. He remained here until his death from pneumonia following 'flu on 30 November 1918, at the War Hospital, Duston, Northampton.
War Hospital, Dunston
United Kingdom
Source:7084337
Source:9288225
30th November 1918
burial
Rutland
United Kingdom
Source:7084337
Details
Details
Names
| Type | Name |
|---|---|
| First Names | George Robert |
| Initials | GR |
| Last Name | Chambers |
| Source | 7084337 |
Gender
| Gender | Source |
|---|---|
| Male |
Contribution
Military Service
Military Service
| Service | Number | Unit | Section | Rank | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| British Army | 17241 | Northamptonshire Regiment | Lance Corporal | ||
| British Army | 427105 | Labour Corps | Private | ||
| British Army | 17241 | Northamptonshire Regiment | Private | ||
| British Army | Northamptonshire Regiment | 7th Battalion | Private | ||
| British Army | Northamptonshire Regiment | 8th Battalion | Private | ||
| British Army | Labour Corps | Private |
Media
Communities
Communities
Evidence
Evidence
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Official Records
| Title | Connected by | More information |
|---|---|---|
| Medal Index Card | ||
| Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC) Casualty Records | Imperial1 |
No external evidence
Multimedia
| Title | Connected by | More information |
|---|---|---|
| Gravestone of George Robert Chambers | Neil202 | |
| Gravestone of G R Chambers | Neil202 | |
| Photograph of G R Chambers | Neil202 | |
| Gravestone of George Robert Chambers | Neil202 |
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