Lieutenant Colonel Frederick Royden Chalmers CMG, DSO
Service Number: 10Details
First name/s
Frederick Royden
Last name
Chalmers
Service Number
10
Final rank
Lieutenant Colonel
Date of Birth
04/01/1881
Place of Birth
Date of Enlistment
16/05/1915
Date of Embarkation
31/05/1915
Date returned to Australia
16/06/1919
Date of Death
25/03/1943
Place of Death
Ranks held
Conflicts
Units
Service
Places
Tags and Groups
- Distinguished Service Order
- Mention in despatches
- 27 Infantry Battalion (May 1915)
- Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George
- all people profiles
- biographies
Rolls
| Roll Type | Unit | Rank | Conflict |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pre First World War Conflicts Nominal Rolls | Tasmanian Mounted Infantry | Private | South Africa, 1899-1902 (Boer War) |
| Pre First World War Conflicts Nominal Rolls | 2nd Tasmanian Imperial Bushmen | 2nd Lieutenant | South Africa, 1899-1902 (Boer War) |
| Honours and Awards | 27th Australian Infantry Battalion | Lieutenant Colonel | First World War, 1914-1918 |
| Honours and Awards | 27th Australian Infantry Battalion | Lieutenant Colonel | First World War, 1914-1918 |
| Honours and Awards | 27th Australian Infantry Battalion | Lieutenant Colonel | First World War, 1914-1918 |
| Honours and Awards | 27th Australian Infantry Battalion | Lieutenant Colonel | First World War, 1914-1918 |
| Honours and Awards (Recommendation) | 27th Australian Infantry Battalion | Lieutenant Colonel | First World War, 1914-1918 |
| Honours and Awards (Recommendation) | 27th Australian Infantry Battalion | Lieutenant Colonel | First World War, 1914-1918 |
| First World War Embarkation Roll | Lieutenant | First World War, 1914-1918 | |
| First World War Nominal Roll | 27th Australian Infantry Battalion | Lieutenant Colonel | First World War, 1914-1918 |
Gazettes
Commonwealth Gazette
- 4 March 1919
- 23 May 1919
- 15 September 1919
- 30 October 1919
London Gazette
- 7 November 1918
- 31 December 1918
- 3 June 1919
- 11 July 1919
Timeline
- 04/01/1881
- Date of birth
- 28/03/1915
- Enlisted as a private.
- 16/05/1915
- Commissioned as a lieutenant after attending Officers School.
- 16/05/1915
- Date of enlistment
- 26/05/1915
- Appointed captain.
- 29/05/1915
- 27th Battalion.
- 31/05/1915
- Date of embarkation
- 1916-10-13 - 1916-12-23
- Senior Officers School, Aldershot.
- 13/10/1916
- Appointed major.
- 13/10/1916
- Second in command of the 27th Battalion.
- 01/10/1917
- Appointed to command the 27th Battalion.
- 16/12/1917
- Appointed lieutenant colonel.
- 15/08/1918
- Date of recommendation honour or award
- 28/01/1919
- Date of recommendation honour or award
- 16/06/1919
- Date returned to Australia
- 10/10/1919
- AIF appointment terminated.
- 10/1938
- Appointed administrator of Nauru
- 25/03/1943
- Date of death
