Regimental number | 424 |
Place of birth | Apsley, Victoria |
School | Jeparit Nth State School no. 3232. |
Religion | Methodist |
Occupation | Farmer |
Address | Sleeps Loose Bag via Dimboola, Victoria |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 29 |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Elizabeth Chaplin, Jeparit North, Victoria |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 39th Battalion, B Company |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/56/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A11 Ascanius on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Lance Corporal |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 39th Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Villiers-Bretonneux, near Amiens, Somme sector |
Age at death | 31.2 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 31 |
Place of burial | Villers-Bretonneux Military Cemetery (Plot X, Row C, Grave No. 6), Fouilloy, France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 131 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Edwin George and Elizabeth CHAPLIN, Jeparit North, Victoria |
Family/military connections | Cousin: Pte Jack Lampard (killed at Gallipoli) and Pte Glen Lampard (killed at Pozieres, France) |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |