Regimental number | 4021 |
Place of birth | Lindisfarne, Tasmania |
School | State School, Lindisfarne, Tasmania |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Carpenter |
Address | Lindisfarne, Tasmania |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 18 |
Next of kin | Father, J A Chapman, Lindisfarne, Tasmania |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 12th Battalion, 12th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/29/3 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT RMS Orontes on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 12th Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Ypres, Belgium |
Age at death | 19.2 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 19 |
Place of burial | Railway Dugouts Burial Ground (Plot VI, Row L, Grave No. 4), (Transport Farm), Zillebeke, Belgium |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 65 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Joseph and Minnie CHAPMAN, Hazeldene, Lindisfarne, Tasmania |
Family/military connections | Cousins: Arthur and Frank HARELL (both KIA): 2nd cousin to Colonel C.H. ELLIOT, commanding 12 Btn. |