William James CHAPMAN

Regimental number14941
Place of birthMilton, Otago
OccupationDraper
Next of kinSister, Miss Annabella Jackson Chapman, 280 River Road, Avonside, Christchurch
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 14th Reinforcements, Canterbury Infantry Battalion, C Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on 26 June 1916
Members of 14th Reinforcements, Canterbury Infantry Battalion, C Company, left Wellington on two ships, 'Maunganui' and 'Tahiti'. It is not possible to determine from the Nominal Roll on which ship an individual embarked.
Final rankPrivate
Final unit1st Battalion, Canterbury Infantry Regiment
FateDied of wounds 17 October 1918
Age at death from cemetery records31
Place of burialBrookwood Military Cemetery (Plot II, Row A, Grave No 6), Surrey, England
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: James and Margaret Chapman, 280 River Road, Avonside, Christchurch
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 34, p. 10

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