John Charles Alexander CHAPLIN

Regimental number49692
OccupationPainter
Next of kinMother, Mrs E Chaplin, 22 Summers Street, Stanley Bay, Auckland
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 27th Reinforcements (First Draft), Auckland Infantry Regiment, A Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board SS Tahiti on 12 July 1917
Final rankRifleman
Final unit2nd Battalion, New Zealand Rifle Brigade
FateKilled in Action 26 May 1918
Age at death from cemetery records23
Place of burialEuston Road Cemetery (Plot II, Row N, Grave No10), Colincamps, Somme, France
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Mr and Mrs Alex. Chaplin, of Stanley Bay, Auckland, New Zealand. Native of Devonport, Auckland
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 3: Roll 67, p. 11

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