Chalmers retained his affiliation with the Surf Life Saving Association for the rest of his life, later being presented with their twenty-five and fifty-year service awards. During his life, Chalmers was employed as an ironworker, and later a rigger, at the Balmain shipyards. Aged 88, Chalmers died at his home in Bondi Junction on 29 March 1982; his ashes were scattered on Bondi Beach. Notes References Bibliography 1894 births 1982 deaths Recipients of the Albert Medal (lifesaving) Australian Army soldiers Australian recipients of the George Cross Australian military personnel of World War I Australian people of English descent New Zealand emigrants to Australia Australian people of Scottish descent Australian surf lifesavers Train drivers People from Wellington City People from Sydney