L57848 Lieutenant Donald David Chadbolt, was born on 29 April 1923, in Yorkton, Saskatchewan, the son of John Walter Chadbolt, and of Anna Marie Duchak.

He was a student when he originally enlisted on 2 June, 1941 as a gunner with the 67th Field Battery of the Royal Canadian Artillery, and by the end of the month, he was promoted to Acting Sergeant.

He then proceeded to Petawawa for further training before arriving in England in November 1941.

He was confirmed as a Sergeant in January 1941 but by April he was struck off strength to No. 3 Canadian Army Recruitment Unit (CARU) – a note on his service record says “underage”?

The next several months are a little unclear but he took several different training courses and was identified as a possible candidate for officer training.

He was commissioned in February 1944 but continued on further training while still posted to CARU. On 6 January, 1945, he was posted to The Queen’s Own Rifles as a reinforcement officer.

Lieutenant Chadbolt was killed in the early hours of 26th February 1945 at the age of 21. He is buried in Groesbeek Canadian War Cemetery, The Netherlands, grave reference VIII. H. 9.

His family had the following engraved on his marker:

BLESSED ARE THE PEACEMAKERS
FOR THEY SHALL BE CALLED
THE CHILDREN OF GOD