Major

Selwyn Chambers

Conflict: 
WW1
Additional Information: 

Son of Thomas Mason Chambers and Margaret Chambers, of Havelock North; husband of Violet Chambers, of Havelock North.

References:
  • CWGC
  • Archives New Zealand
NZ WAR GRAVES

Public Contributions:

There are no public contributions written for this casualty

Personal Tributes:

Casualty

Service Number: 
11/672
Name:
Selwyn Chambers
Rank: 
Major
Date of Birth:
Not known
Education: 
Next of Kin: 
Mrs Violet A. Chambers (wife), Kopanga, Havelock North, New Zealand
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Enlistment Address: 
Havelock North, Hawke's Bay, New Zealand
Armed Force: 
Army
Unit:
NZEF, New Zealand Mounted Rifles Brigade, Wellington Mounted Rifles, C Squadron

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Killed in action
Date of Death:
07 August 1915
Day of Death:
Saturday
Age at Death: 
28
Conflict: 
WW1

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Body:
Main Body
Embarkation Place:
Wellington, New Zealand
Embarkment Date:
16 October 1914
Transport:

HMNZT 6
HMNZT 10
Vessel:
Orari or Arawa
Destination:
Suez, Egypt

Text in italics supplied by Cenotaph Online, Auckland War Memorial Museum

Cemetery

Cemetery Reference: 
4
Cemetery Location: 
Turkey
Selwyn Chambers
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