Individual Details
Bertie George CHAMBERS
(April 1889 - 10 May 1915)
Events
| Birth | April 1889 | Eye, Suffolk, England |  | ||
| Census (family)-shared | 1891 | (Edgar CHAMBERS and Eliza ABBOTT) Chediston, East Suffolk, England | | ||
| Occupation | 1901 | Butchers Boy | |||
| Census (family)-shared | 1901 | (Edgar CHAMBERS and Mary Ann) Kirby Road, Walton le Soken, Essex, England | | ||
| Military Beginning | 9 January 1908 | 2595 - Rifle Brigade 4th Btn - Ipswich, Suffolk, England |  | | |
| Occupation | 9 January 1908 | Butcher | | ||
| Military | 21 February 1908 | Training - Winchester, Hampshire, England | | ||
| Military | 8 November 1909 | Punished for not complying with an order & irregular conduct on parade | | ||
| Military | 21 January 1913 | France | | ||
| Military | 5 March 1915 - 14 March 1915 | Hospitalised after being wounded by bayonet - Rouen, Haute-Normandie, France | |||
| Milit-End | 10 May 1915 | Killed in action - France | | | |
| Death | 10 May 1915 | France | | ||
| Miscellaneous | 8 April 1919 | Statement of next of kin for deceased soldier | | ||
| Miscellaneous | 7 March 1920 | Awareded the 1914-1915 Star | | | |
| Burial |
Families
| Father | Edgar CHAMBERS (1858 - 1910) |
| Mother | Eliza ABBOTT (1859 - 1893) |
| Sibling | Henry Thomas CHAMBERS (1880 - 1956) |
| Sibling | Edgar William CHAMBERS (1882 - 1972) |
| Sibling | Liliy Sarah Maria CHAMBERS (1884 - 1969) |
| Sibling | Florence Eliza CHAMBERS (1886 - ) |
| Sibling | Ethel Emma CHAMBERS (1890 - ) |
| Sibling | Mabel CHAMBERS (1891 - ) |
| Sibling | Walter CHAMBERS (1893 - ) |
Notes
Military Beginning
5'4", 114lb with 35" chest - Fresh complexion, hazel eyes and brown hair.Identifying marks - A round scar on his left thigh
Religion - Church of England
Military
Punishment 8 days - not sure if confined or loss of pay?Milit-End
Name: Bertie George ChambersBirth Place: Eye, Suffolk
Residence: Ipswich
Death Date: 10 May 1915
Death Place: France and Flanders
Enlistment Place: Ipswich
Rank: Rifleman
Regiment: Rifle Brigade
Battalion: 4th Battalion
Regimental Number: 2595
Type of Casualty: Killed in action
Theatre of War: Western European Theatre
Miscellaneous
Received by his Eldest Brother, Henry Thomas ChambersEndnotes
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