John Goth CHAPMAN

Regimental number31113
Date of birth24 March 1875
Place of birthKendal, Westmoreland
OccupationMachinist
Height5' 5"
Weight132 lbs
Next of kinDaughter, Miss M J Chapman, c/o Mrs L Claude, Papatoetoe
Rank on embarkationRifleman
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 20th Reinforcements (2nd Draft), New Zealand Rifle Brigade Details, J Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT Opawa on 2 January 1917
Discharge date17 March 1920
Other details

Embarked Wellington, 2 January 1917; transshipped Cape Town, 24 February 1917; disembarked Devonport, England, 27 March 1917.

Proceeded overseas to France from Sling Camp, 28 May 1917.

Wounded in action [date unclear on B103] (gun shot wound, left thigh); admitted to 9th General Hospital, 3 August 1917; transferred to No 1 NZ General Hospital, Brockenhurst, 13-14 August 1917 (wound: severe); to NZ Convalescent Hospital, Hornchurch, 25 September 1917; discharged to NZ Command Depot, Codford, 25 October 1917, to report at Codford, 9 November 1917; admitted to hospital, 5-7 November 1917 (influenza).

Admitted to No 2 NZ General Hospital for venereal disease surveillance, 11 November 1917; transferred to VD Section, No 3 NZ General Hospital, 16 November 1917; discharged, 28 November 1917.

Admitted to No 3 NZ General Hospital, Codford, 30 April 1918 (VD sore); discharged to NZ Command Depot, Codford, 8 May 1918 (non-VD).

Commenced return to New Zealand from Liverpool on board 'Athenic', 3 February 1919; discharged, 17 March 1920.

Total war service: 3 years 208 days (of which 2 years 80 days were abroad)

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
Date of death8 May 1955 Auckland
Age at death80
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 49, p. 15
Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805