Regimental number | 2050 |
Place of birth | Kiama New South Wales |
School | Public School Kiama and Windsor, New South Wales |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Bank manager |
Address | 'Tyndon', Dolphin Street, Coogee, Sydney, New South Wales |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 28 |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Annie Jemina Chapman, 'Tyndon', Dolphin Street, Coogee, Sydney, New South Wales |
Previous military service | Member NSW Lancers, Windsor and of the Light Horse Regt, Coraki |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 35th Battalion, 3rd Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/52/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A68 Anchises on |
Regimental number from Nominal Roll | Commissioned |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Lieutenant |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 35th Battalion |
Other details from Roll of Honour Circular | Enlisted as a private in 35th Inf. Btn April 1916; served in France and Belgium; appointed 2 LT and transferred to 36th Btn; 1Lt at Messines. |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | St Quentin, France |
Age at death | 29 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 29 |
Place of burial | Kandahar Farm Cemetery (Plot LI, Row C, Grave No. 33), Neuve-Eglise), Belgium |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 126 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: George and Annie CHAPMAN, 'Lyndon', Dolphin Street, Coogee, Sydney. Native of Kiama, New South Wales |
Family/military connections | Cousin: 1105 Corporal William Dudley LOVEGROVE, 7th Light Horse Regiment, killed in action, 6 November 1917. |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |