| 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. |