Born on 28 December 1882 in Birmingham, England - son of Benjamin Chambers, Middlesex, England - enlistment records provide the following: present address in Toronto, Ontario, trade as polisher, single, no current or previous military service, Church of England, height of 5 feet 2 inches, chest of 33 inches fully expanded, fair complexion, blue eyes, dark brown hair.
Joined the 126th Battalion, CEF, in Toronto, Ontario, on 10 January 1916 (number 775614) - taken on the strength of the 38th Battalion, CEF, on 4 or 6 December 1916 - wounded on 30 October 1917 - invalided to England on 9 November 1917 - later served with the Canadian Forestry Corps.
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