| Regimental number | 1844 |
| Place of birth | Charters Towers Queensland |
| School | Charters Towers State School & Grammar School, Technical College |
| Religion | Church of England |
| Occupation | Blacksmith |
| Address | Queenton, Queensland |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 26 |
| Next of kin | Father, Thomas Chappel, New Queen Road, Charters Towers, Queensland |
| Enlistment date | |
| Rank on enlistment | Private |
| Unit name | 4th Pioneer Battalion, Reinforcement 2 |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 14/16/3 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board RMS Mooltan on |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Sapper |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 4th Pioneer Battalion |
| Fate | Died of disease |
| Place of death or wounding | Fovant Military Hospital, England |
| Age at death | 28 |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 27 |
| Place of burial | Fovant (St. George) Churchyard (Plot II, Row B, Grave No. 3), Wiltshire |
| Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 173 |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Thomas and Elizabeth CHAPPEL, New Queen Road, Queenton, Queensland. Born at Charters Towers |