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Dvr. Robert Chambers
British Army 29th Divisional Ammunition Column Royal Field Artillery
from:Jarrow
(d.23rd Oct 1915)
Robert Chambers Died on 23rd October 1915 aged 18. He died at sea whilst serving with 29th Divisional Ammunition Column Royal Field Artillery. It is likely that Robert was aboard the SS Marquette, which was being used as a troop carrier and also as the No 1 Stationary Hospital. 10 officers and 439 other ranks of the Ammunition Column of the British 29th Division were aboard. The total ship's complement was 741. The Marquette was torpedoed and sank in the Aegian Sea by the SM U-35 German U-Boat. 167 lives were lost
Robert was the son of Harry William and Elizabeth Chambers (nee Murray). On the 1911 census he is listed as Robert Chambers age 15 Driver underground in Boldon Colliery is with his parents Harry William and Elizabeth Chambers and family at 4 Primrose Hill, Jarrow
Born in Jarrow, he had enlisted in Portsmouth.