CEF Soldier Detail

Captain Percy Wilmot Chambers
Died: August 13, 1917

Regimental Number:
11214
Survived War:
 No
Force:
 Air Force
Regiment:
 Royal Flying Corps
Battalion:
 22nd Squadron
Company:
Place of Birth:
Pontypool, Ontario
Country:
 Canada
Next of Kin:
Mrs. Jane Ann Chambers, Pontypool, Ontario
Address at Enlistment:
Date of Birth:
May 22, 1888
Trade or Calling:
Student
Marital Status:
 Single
Prior Military Experience:
Yes
Place of Enlistment:
 Valcartier, Quebec
Date of Enlistment:
September 22, 1914
Age at enlistment:
26
Height:
 5 Feet 8 Inches
Chest:
 37 Inches
Expansion:
 4 Inches
Religion:
 Methodist
Enlisted or Conscripted:
 Enlisted
Saw service in:
Europe    
Cause of Death:
Died as a Prisoner of War
Battle Died/Wounded:
Date of Death:
August 13, 1917
Age at Death:
29
Buried at:
 Douai Communal Cemetery, France
Plot:
 D. 19.
Commemorated:
 
Prisoner of war:
Yes
Interned:
Gender:
 Male
Ethnic Origin:
Caucasian
LAC Reference: RG 150, Accession 1992-93/166, Box 1Box 1610 - 48
Canadian Virtual War Memorial
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Rank Regiment Unit Company
Captain Royal Flying Corps 22nd Squadron
Private Canadian Infantry 4th Battalion F Company
Son of Mrs. A. J. Chambers, of 570 Runnymede Road, Toronto, Ontario. Died of Wounds as a POW.