Kathleen chambers biography
Born in , Kathleen came of age before World War II. Her health and the war changed her life.!
Kathleen M Chambers (1913 - 1997)
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Daughter of Oswald Chambers and Gertrude Anne (Hobbs) Chambers
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Biography
Kathleen Chambers was born in 1913 at Tonbridge, Kent, England.
She was the only child of Oswald Chambers and Gertrude Hobbs.[1][2]
In October 1915 her father moved the family to Cairo, Egypt so he could take the position of YMCA chaplain, ministering to First World War soldiers.
She was always among the men in the recreation area. The soldiers missed their own children back home and some gave her presents.
Interviewed in by Oswald Chambers biographer David McCasland, Kathleen told wide-ranging stories of her parents and her life.
She was with them when her father died. She and her mother remained in the camp carrying on the work. In 1919 they returned to England.[3]
Kathleen remained single. She helped care for her mother in her last years.
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