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William Scott Chalmers
William Scott Chalmers CBE DSC (1 May 1888 – 11 June 1971) was a rear admiral of the Royal Navy who served in World War I and World War II.
Biography.
Chalmers was born in Glasgow, Scotland, the son of Dr. Quintin Chalmers MD JP of London. He attended the Glasgow Academy from 1895 to 1902, entering the Navy on 15 September 1903 as a cadet at the Royal Naval College, Dartmouth (HMS "Britannia").
He was commissioned as a
William Chalmers (bishop) (1833–1901), Anglican Bishop of Goulburn
- William Scott Chalmers (1888–1971), admiral in the Royal Navy
See also.
- Billy Chalmers (born 1907), Scottish football player and manager