Difference between revisions of "Chambers Richard Lance Sergeant 529263"
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|Rank=Lance Sergeant | |Rank=Lance Sergeant | ||
|Date of birth=Research suggests L/Sgt Chambers was born in Gateshead, birth registered Quarter 2 1903, father William, mother Mary (nee Sullivan). | |Date of birth=Research suggests L/Sgt Chambers was born in Gateshead, birth registered Quarter 2 1903, father William, mother Mary (nee Sullivan). | ||
| − | |Age=37 | + | |Age=37 at the time of his death. |
| − | |Unit=Enlisted in the 15th King's Hussars - no service dates as yet. Enlisted in The Durham Light Infantry 25/7/39. Posted | + | |Unit=Enlisted in the 15th King's Hussars - no service dates as yet. Enlisted in The Durham Light Infantry 25/7/39. Posted 9th Battalion DLI. Posted 12th Battalion DLI - probably 1/9/1939. Transferred to the Black Watch 1/2/40, and posted to the 1st Tyneside Scottish. Served with the B.E.F. in Northern France. Included in the acquittance roll for 10/5/1940. KILLED in ACTION 20/5/40, Authority R. Casualty. |
|Joined Brigade=Probably 1/9/1939. | |Joined Brigade=Probably 1/9/1939. | ||
|Company/Battery=Battalion Headquarters. | |Company/Battery=Battalion Headquarters. | ||
|Task or role=Provost Sergeant. | |Task or role=Provost Sergeant. | ||
| − | |Died/Killed in action=20-May-40 | + | |Died/Killed in action=20-May-40. Buried Sp. Mem. Plot 8. Row C. Grave 6. [[BUCQUOY ROAD CEMETERY]], Ficheux. |
| − | + | |Home address=No further family information as yet. | |
|Image Name=Chambers_R_529263.JPG | |Image Name=Chambers_R_529263.JPG | ||
|Image Title=L/Sgt R Chambers' CWGC headstone. | |Image Title=L/Sgt R Chambers' CWGC headstone. | ||
|Source table=1TS | |Source table=1TS | ||
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Latest revision as of 10:21, 20 March 2026
Personnel Entry
Name Chambers Richard
Army number 529263
Rank Lance Sergeant
Decorations
Date of birth Research suggests L/Sgt Chambers was born in Gateshead, birth registered Quarter 2 1903, father William, mother Mary (nee Sullivan).
Age 37 at the time of his death.
Unit Enlisted in the 15th King's Hussars - no service dates as yet. Enlisted in The Durham Light Infantry 25/7/39. Posted 9th Battalion DLI. Posted 12th Battalion DLI - probably 1/9/1939. Transferred to the Black Watch 1/2/40, and posted to the 1st Tyneside Scottish. Served with the B.E.F. in Northern France. Included in the acquittance roll for 10/5/1940. KILLED in ACTION 20/5/40, Authority R. Casualty.
Company/Battery Battalion Headquarters.
Platoon or other sub-unit
Task or role Provost Sergeant.
Joined Brigade Probably 1/9/1939.
Promotions
Wounded
Prisoner of War
Died/Killed in action 20-May-40. Buried Sp. Mem. Plot 8. Row C. Grave 6. BUCQUOY ROAD CEMETERY, Ficheux.
Home address No further family information as yet.
Source table 1TS
