Frederick Oliver CHAPMAN

Regimental number10/709
Date of birth28 January 1893
Place of birthEltham
ReligionPresbyterian
OccupationLabourer
AddressOwen Street, Waitara
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation21.7
Height5' 7.5"
Weight144 lbs
Next of kinFather, A Chapman, Waitara
Previous military serviceServed in the 11th Regiment, Territorial Force; still serving at time of NZEF enlistment.
Enlistment date17 August 1914
Place of enlistmentNew Plymouth
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, Main Body, Wellington Infantry Battalion
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 10 Arawa on 16 October 1914
Final rankPrivate
Final unitWellington Infantry Battalion
FateDied of wounds 11 July 1915
Place of burialAlexandria (Chatby) Military and War Memorial Cemetery (Section K, Grave No168), Egypt
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli

Died of wounds (gun shot wound left leg and knee joint), 15th General Hospital, Alexandria, 11 July 1915.

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: Wellington Infantry Batln/Main Body
SourcesArchives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 21893511

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