| Regimental number | 1009 |
| Place of birth | Orange New South Wales |
| School | Spring Hill Public School, New South Wales |
| Religion | Church of England |
| Occupation | Farmer |
| Address | Inglewood, Spring Hill, New South Wales |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 18 |
| Next of kin | Brother, Frank Chapman, Inglewood, Spring Hill, New South Wales |
| Previous military service | Nil |
| Enlistment date | |
| Rank on enlistment | Private |
| Unit name | 7th Light Horse Regiment, 6th Reinforcement |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 10/12/2 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A66 Uganda on |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Driver |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 2nd Machine Gun Squadron |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Place of death or wounding | Gaza, Palestine |
| Age at death | 20.6 |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 20 |
| Place of burial | Beersheba War Cemetery (Row B, Grage No. 45), Palestine |
| Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 180 |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Commemorated in Spring Hill Cemetery, New South Wales, on the headstone of his cousin, Benjamin CHAPMAN ("Mates in Peace and War"). Parents: Charles and Selina CHAPMAN, Spring Hill, New South Wales. Native of Spring Hill, New South Wales |
| Family/military connections | Cousins: 1006 Lance Corporal Benjamin Barnett CHAPMAN, 2nd Machine Gun Squadron, returned to Australia, 27 June 1919; 1007 Lance Corporal George Denis CHAPMAN, 1st Light Horse, returned to Australia, 13 March 1919. |