Great War Dundee
This is Dundee's story of those that served in the First World War, and of the people left at home
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David Moodie Chalmers
Military Information
- Date of enlistment:
- Place of enlistment:
- Service no:
- Rank: Third Engineer
- Service Occupation:
- Awards:
- Regiment/Service: S.S. Samoset
- Unit/Ship: Mercantile Marine
- Place of Death: Lost at Sea
- Age at Death: 26
- Date of Death: 20.03.1918
- Burial Country:
- Cemetery: Tower Hill Memorial, London
- Grave/Mem Ref no:
Personal Information
- Date of Birth:
- Place of Birth:
- Address: 266 Blackness Rd, Dundee
- Occupation:
- Mother:
Annie Chalmers, 266 Blackness Rd, Dundee
- Father:
John Chalmers, 266 Blackness Rd, Dundee
- Siblings:
William Chalmers, 266 Blackness Rd, Dundee and John
- Spouse:
- Children:
More about David Moodie Chalmers
David has no known grave but is remembered on the Tower Hill Memorial, he was serving aboard S.S. Samoset, which was built by Napier & Miller, Ltd., Glasgow in 1909 and owned at the time of her loss by Standard Transportation Co. Ltd., Hong Kong, she was a British tanker of 5,251 tons.
On March 20th, 1918, Samoset, was on a voyage from Port Said to Brindisi with fuel oil, she was sunk by the German submarine U-33 (Gustav Sieß), 50 miles NxE3/4E of Port Said. 3 persons were lost.
David Moodie Chalmers Third Engineer S.S. Samoset
CHALMERS―Killed on 20th March, 1918, on the S.S. ――, sunk by enemy action, David Moodie, engineer, in his 26th year, youngest son of Mr and Mrs John Chalmers, 226 Blackness Road, Dundee.
Dundee Evening Telegraph 8th May 1918
Drowned at Sea.
Engineer David Chalmers was the youngest son of Mr John Chalmers, 266 Blackness Road. Deceased served his apprenticeship in Blackness Foundry.
Dundee People’s Journal 11th May 1918
David is believed to be the brother of Cpt William Chalmers, IWT, Royal Engineers
Information supplied by Gary Thomson, additional information kindly supplied by Michael Caldwell
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