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Citation(s);
Military service
Service number:
43623
Age:
21
Rank:
Bombardier
Force:
Army
Unit/Regiment:
Canadian Field Artillery
Division:
3rd Bde.
Birth:
March 8, 1896
Fraserborough, Scotland
Enlistment:
September 29, 1914
Rimouski, Québec
Death:
May 13, 1917
Burial/memorial information
Grave reference:
M. 17.
Additional information
Son of William and Ann Chivas of 5816, Loraine Avenue, Detroit, Michigan, U.S.A.
Brother of Private Edwin John Chivas, who died while serving with the Canadian Infantry (Central Ontario Regiment).
Digitized service file.
Additional citations
British War Medal, Victory Medal
Digital gallery of Bombardier Norman James Chivas
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Journal de guerre
Original War Diary entry for the 3rd Brigade, Canadian Field Artillery, mentions the death of Bombardier Norman James Chivas. -
Photo de Norman Chivas
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Photo de NORMAN JAMES CHIVAS
Bombardier N J Chivas 12 Battery CFA. From The Christmas Echo December 1918. --And in the morning -
Coupure de presse
In memory of the men and women of London, Ontario (and area) who went to war and did not come home. Remembered on the pages of the World War One issues of the London Advertiser. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me -
Coupure de presse
From the London Free Press May 1917. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me -
Coupure de presse
From the London Free Press June 1917. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me -
Coupure de presse
From the London Free Press December 1917. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me -
Mémorial
Remembering brothers lost … Brothers In Arms Memorial, Zonnebeke, BE … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens … May 2022
Digital gallery of
Bombardier Norman James Chivas
Digital gallery of
Bombardier Norman James Chivas
Digital gallery of
Bombardier Norman James Chivas
Digital gallery of
Bombardier Norman James Chivas
Digital gallery of
Bombardier Norman James Chivas
Digital gallery of
Bombardier Norman James Chivas
Digital gallery of
Bombardier Norman James Chivas
Digital gallery of
Bombardier Norman James Chivas
In the Books of Remembrance
Commemorated on:
Page 216 of the First World War Book of Remembrance.
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