Regimental number | 28579 |
Place of birth | Dunedin |
Occupation | Broker |
Next of kin | Wife, Mrs Ella Chapman, c/o A Sturges, Otahuhu, Auckland |
Rank on embarkation | Sergeant |
Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, 23rd Reinforcements, Auckland Infantry Regiment, A Company |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT Ruapehu on |
Final rank | Corporal |
Final unit | 1st Battalion, Auckland Infantry Regiment |
Fate | Died of wounds |
Age at death from cemetery records | 23 |
Place of burial | Doullens Communal Cemetery Extension No 1 (Plot V, Row E, Grave No 16), Somme, France |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: George C. and Elizabeth Chapman; Wife: Ella Chapman, 3 Wairere Road, Remuera, Auckland |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Sources | Nominal Roll Vol. 3: Roll 57, p. 3 |
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