In memory of

Sergeant

William Martin Chambers

who died on 8 Nov 1941

Service details
  Conflict WWII
  Service RCAF
  Unit No. 51 Squadron, Royal Air Force
  Rank Sergeant
  Service number R61802
  Date of death 19411108
  Cause of death killed in action
Narrative history
  R61802 Sergeant (No. 51 Squadron RAF air gunner) (William) Martin Chambers (b.1917) of Rouleau was KIA 19411108 and is commemorated on the Runnymede Memorial just west of London, England, for airmen who died with no known grave. Chambers' Whitley was shot down over the North Sea. He was the son of William Henry and Grace Elizabeth (Moore) Chambers who came from Paisley, Bruce Co., Ontario, to farm in 1904. Martin, whose brother Bruce served with the Royal Canadian Artillery overseas, attended Luther college, Regina, and was a truck driver/service station attendant when he enlisted at Regina in 1940. Four of his sisters also served, Joan in the RCAF, Marjorie in the Navy and Hazel and Ada in the Army.
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Memorial information
  Saskatchewan rural municipality for commemoration 130 - Redburn
  Cemetery or memorial location Runnymede Memorial, Egham, Surrey, England    

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  Honour roll location(s) Rouleau
Regina
  Geo-memorial Chambers Lake, Saskatchewan     
  Geo-memorial location 59.45°N / 106.15°W
  Geo-memorial NTS map reference 74O8
  Geo-memorial details Northwest of Stony Rapids.
Personal information
  Date of birth 19171009
  Place of birth Rouleau    
  Date of enlistment 19400718
  Place of enlistment Regina    
  Residence on enlistment Rouleau    
  Occupation driver
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