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Pte. Arthur Chaplin
British Army 8th Btn. Gloucestershire Regiment
from:Bristol
(d.20th September 1917)
Pte. H. Chaplow
British Army 24th (Tyneside Irish) Battalion Northumberland Fusiliers
from:Hull
H Chaplow was wounded in October 1916
VAD. Chapman
Voluntary Aid Detachment No. 32 Stationary Hospital
Pte. Albert Chapman
British Army 24th (Tyneside Irish) Battalion Northumberland Fusiliers
from:Newcastle
(d.6th Nov 1918)
L/Cpl. Albert Douglas Melvin Chapman
British Army 2nd/18th (London Irish Rifles) Btn. London Regiment
from:Bedford
(d.23rd December 1917)
Albert Chapman was the son of Mrs. W. Chapman of Bedford, and the late Mr. Chapman. Initially he served with the Royal Army Medical Corps, then with the 2nd/18th (London Irish Rifles) Battalion, London Regiment. He was killed in action on 23rd of December 1917 during the occupation of Jerusalem and defeat of the Turkish forces, he is buried in the Jerusalem War Cemetery. He was a member of the Methodist church and was remembered on the War Memorial inside St. Pauls Methodist church, Bedford (the church has now been demolished). A pupil of of Bedford Modern School 1909-12, commemorated on the School War Memorial, which was unveiled in 1923 and in the Roll of Honour, published in The Eagle, December 1923. Information courtesy of www.roll-of-honour.com
Pte. Albert Chapman
British Army 19th Field Ambulance Royal Army Medical Corps
from:Sheffield
Albert Chapman's service in the first few years of the war can be found at this website. He was in the 19th Field Ambulance of the Royal Army Medical Corps. At some point he transferred to 59th Field Ambulance. In Summer 1918 he was involved in a rescue of officers who had got into difficulty swimming in the sea at Paris-Plage.
Pte. Alfred Marshall Chapman
British Army 1st Btn West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own)
from:Jarrow
(d.2nd Mar 1916)
Alfred Marshall Chapman was aged 18 when he died on 2nd March 1916 whilst serving with the 1st Battalion West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own). Alfred Marshall Chapman age 13 at School is recorded as living with his parents Robert and Annie Chapman and family at 19 Elm Street, Jarrow on the 1911 census. Born in Leeds, he lived and enlisted Jarrow.
Alfred is buried in Spoilbank Cemetery. He is commemorated on the Triptych in St. Paul's Church, Jarrow.
Pte. Alfred Chapman
British Army 11th Btn. Cheshire Regiment
from:Sale, Cheshire
(d.8th November 1915)
Gnr. Alfred Chapman
British Army 137th Heavy Battery Royal Garrison Artillery
from:Leicester
(d.14th September 1918)
Alfred Chapman joined the RGA some time in 1916 and was attached to 137th Heavy Battery under the Australian Division, close to the village of Tincourt in the Somme region. On the date of his death, 14th of September 1918, his unit came under a counter battery attack from retreating German forces. Alfred and one other soldier died as a result of the bombardment of High Explosive, and mustard gas. He was survived by his 4 children, Alfred, Douglas, Winifred and Ronald.
Pte Ambrose Chapman
British Army 19th Btn Northumberland Fusiliers
(d.25th March 1918)
Chapman, Ambrose. Private, 19/1201, Killed in action on 25th March 1918,
Remembered on the Pozieres Memorial panel 16 to 18.
From the Northumberland Fusiliers Roll of Honour
Pte. Arthur Chapman
British Army 2nd Btn Middlesex Regiment
from:Hackney, London
(d.1st Jul 1916)
My Great-Uncle Arthur Chapman, born in 1894, the fourth of six children to George and Elizabeth. He died on 1st of July 1916 on the first day of the Somme offensive and is commemorated on the Thiepval Memorial. He was older brother to Percy Chapman.
Rfmn. Bertie Fredrick John Chapman
British Army 2/10th Battalion London Regiment
from:193 Sheringham Avenue, Manor Park, London
(d.8th Aug 1918)
Bertie Chapman is my maternal Great Uncle. I found his information via the CWGC Archives as he is buried at Villers-Bretonneux Military Cemetery. It has taken a while to trace him as the only information my Mum had was that Bertie was a family name and we did not know whether this was a nickname, and if so, what his registered name was, and which name would have been used to be registered with the Army. The other information she had was that he had no formal memorial and we thought he had died in 1915. Fortunately we had the full names of his Father (next of kin) and Mother, which is what enabled me to find him. We are glad to have found him as a local memorial in Manor Park that my Mum remembers from the 1940's and 50's does not seem to have been preserved and we were hoping to use this to check his name. Like others, I remember his photograph from visits to my Grandma when I was young, my Mum has found a good copy of this photo, and has another one of him with other members of his Battalion. Bertie was the oldest child in the family and sadly, three other children died of diptheria after the end of the war.
Capt. C. L. Chapman MC.
British Army 173rd Brigade Royal Field Artillery
Captain Chapman served with D Battery, 173rd Brigade RFA.
Pte. Cecil Chapman
British Army 1st Battalion Royal Scots
(d.21st Apr 1915)
Cecil Chapman served with the 1st Battalion Royal Scots, he was killed during fighting at Sanctuary Wood, Zillebeke and is remembered in Ypres at the Menin Gate.
Charles Frederick Chapman
British Army 11th Btn. Rifle Brigade
from:Fulham London
My grandfather Charles Frederick Chapman was working on the Central Hall Westminster in 1914/15. He was married with 3 small children. He enlisted at 22 Tufton Street Westminster under the Derby scheme in December 1915. My Grandmother told me that he came home from work and told her that he had to go as all his friends had enlisted.
He went to France in May 1915 and was posted to 11th Rifle Brigade in 20th Light Division. He was a good shot, even in old age he could knock needles out of a fence post at 25yds and I believe he was a sniper.Eventually he was posted to 12th Rifle Brigade.
On 16th August 1917 he took part in the Battle of Langemark and was seriously wounded in the chest and buttock by machine gun fire from a German position called Rat House. I have his wound ticket, the card from the field ambulance and his hospital card together with the brown envelope in which they were pinned to his tunic. His Battalion war diary records that most of the casualties on this day were to the right side & back so I can tie down the timing of his wound pretty precisely to 16.30hrs on that day.
He lay on the battlefield for at least two days as his field ambulance card is dated 19th August and he was picked up by 131 Field Ambulance which was from 38th Welsh Division which had relieved the 20th Division on 17th August. He was sent to No 6 General Hospital in Rouen and on 18th October 1917 his card was marked as England (A) Ship. I know this because I still have the card. In England he was admitted to St Georges Hospital, Hyde Park Corner, now a hotel and whilst he was there the patients were inspected by the King. He was discharged as unfit for war service on 23rd March 1918, was granted a disability pension and died in 1959
Rfm. Charles Henry Chapman
British Army 18th Btn London Regiment (London Irish Rifles)
from:Ash, Canterbury
(d.20th Jan 1917)
Charles Henry Chapman was aged 21 when he died on 20th January 1917, whilst serving with the 18th Battalion London Regiment (London Irish Rifles) (formerly 4532 4th Buffs). Born in Jarrow, he lived and enlisted Ash, Canterbury. Charles Henry Chapman age 15 is recroded as Working for Builder and living with his parents John Henry and Maria Chapman at Ash, Canterbury on the 1911 census.
Charles is buried in Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery.
Lt. Charles Pease Chapman
Australian Imperial Force 2nd Btn.
from:Norfolk Island
Charles Chapman was born on Norfolk Island (even though his records show Dubbo, NSW) on 11th March 1888. His parents were John Joyce Chapman and Elizabeth Isabella (nee Taylor). He went to Australia to be a school teacher and was in Dubbo, teaching when the call came to support the country.
He joined the AIF. His rank rose from private to lance corporal, then 2nd lieutenant in 1916, lieutenant in 1916 and captain in 1920. He enlisted on 28th August 1914 at Randwick NSW Australia and he served in the following units: B Company, 2nd AIF from 28th August 1914 to 19th January 1916. The 2nd battalion was part of the 1st brigade, 1st division. He was then in the 5th battalion South Staffordshire Regiment from 19th January 1916 to 1st April 1920. Charles fought at Gallopoli and wounded there with a bomb (bullet) wound to the eye. He was taken to Malta on the Dunluce Castle to St George Hospital. He also had enteric fever. From Malta he was sent to England on the SS Huntsend to the No 1 Southern General Hospital, Birmingham.
In 1918, he was sent to France and admitted with neurasthenia to a clearing station in April. His was awarded the 1914/15 Star, the British War Medal and the Victory Medal. After the war he started a preparatory school in Kilara NSW with his wife Evelyn (nee Grummitt) who he had met and married in England.
Mjr. Charles Lancelot Chapman MID, MC
British Army 173 Brigade, DÂ Bty. Royal Field Artillery
(d.22nd August 1917)
Major Charles Chapman was killed, age 25, when a shell hit his dugout. He was the son of Henry and Dora Chapman, Westhoe Village, South Shields. He is buried in Lijssenhoek Military Cemetery, Belgium, Grave XVI.A.13.
Cpl, Charles Henry Robert Chapman
British Army 6th Btn. Queens Royal West Surrey Regiment
from:21 Dene St, Dorking
(d.9th Apr 1917)
Corporal Charles Chapman was one of my great uncles.
Sgt. Cornelius Chapman
British Army 24th Btn., A Coy. 1 Plt. Royal Fusiliers
from:Whites Road, Cleethorpes, Lincolnshire
(d.18th February 1919)
Cornelius Chapman is my grandfather who is at rest in Cologne Cemetery. He suffered a gunshot wound in August 1918 and came back to England to recover but then succumbed to pneumonia after returning to the front and died in February 1919 possibly following flu?
He had two children Walter (Sonny) and Constance who he never met. Other than my sister and myself and our family I know of no other living relatives but would welcome any information
Cpl. Ernest George Chapman
British Army 59th Brigade. Royal Field Artillery
from:Tottenham, Middlesex
Ernie Chapman went straight into the Army at the start of WWI at the age of 21. He was one of the guys that broke in the horses and trained them. When he went to France he had two horses - Boxing Day Mary and Walleye. Mary had killed a stable lad and was going to be destroyed, but Ernie took her and trained her. He took them both out to France and brought them both home again.
When he was out in the trenches he was mentioned in despatches many times. He was recommended for the Victoria Cross for the time he drove the gun carriage back across no-mans land with a wounded officer on the back under fire. Unfortunately, Ernie heard about it and went for a drink with friends and was late back. As he had fallen asleep it was not given to him and he received a punishment. He did get the 1914 star as they did if they survived from 1914 to 1918. Ernie was a soldier through and through and was proud to serve his country. Ernie was also a boxer at flyweight. He won many bouts.
Pioneer Ernest Edward Chapman
British Army 11th Hampshire Regiment
from:Southampton
Ernest Chapman joined up in 1914 and had the 14/15 Star. He was a Lewis gunner, badly gassed in the Battle of the Somme and discharged unfit for war service. He was awarded the Silver War disability Badge but subsequently served in the Merchant Marine and was awarded the Mercantile Marine Medal. Together with Pip Squeak & Wilfred this must be a rare combination of medals. His son Tony Chapman served in the ARP & Royal Navy in World War Two and is the author of War of The Motor Gun Boats, which details his service in Coastal Forces.
Lt. F. T. Chapman
British Army 173 Brigade, C Â Bty. Royal Field Artillery
(d.18th December 1917)
Lieutenant Chapman is buried at Achiet-le-Grand Communal Cemetery, France, Grave II.C.2.
Pte. Frank Chapman MM.
British Army 1st Btn. Lincolnshire Regiment
from:Gainsborough, Lincolnshire
Private 21503 Frank Chapman M.M., my Grandfather, who served with the 1st Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment in the Great War. On 10th April 1917 he together with his comrades were awaiting orders in the trenches and sunken roads East of Boiry Becquerelle which is a small village south of the city of Arras. My Grandfather was assigned the role of runner (messenger) to his commanding officer, Lt Edward Catton of Welton, near Lincoln.
The unit received instructions to proceed overnight to the road between the villages of Croisilles and Henin where they were to await the end of an artillery bombardment . They were sent over the top at 0630 hrs on 11th April in an attempt to break through the heavily defended Hindenberg Line at that location. Lt Catton led the first wave of his troops but instructed my grandfather to remain in the trench until the second wave of allied troops were able to go over the top, but to keep him (Lt.Catton) in view in order to relay any messages he had for the second wave.
As in previous engagements the bombardment only served to send the Germans underground for shelter and as soon as the lads went over the top they were mown down by heavy machine gun fore from the fortified German trenches.
Lt Catton almost made it to the German barbed wire before he was shot and wounded , falling into a shell crater. My Grandfather saw him fall and despite being ordered to remain in the trench had followed his officer out into the battlefield, he noted and marked where he had fallen. But before he could get to Lt Catton the retreat was sounded. Upon returning to his trench my Grandfather decided that he could not let Lt Catton lay wounded in the shell crater to await a German hunting party that would inevitably be looking for British wounded to finish off later that night. He decided to crawl across the battlefield on his stomach under heavy machine gun fire and when he reached Lt Catton, he tied him to himself using his Puttees as a makeshift sling. He then began to crawl back to the allied trench. The whole rescue took in excess of 2 hours with my Grandfather resting in shell holes. Lt Catton was by now unconscious and it was only when he was recovering at a field hospital did he have this story related to him by another officer who had witnessed the act .
Lt Catton compiled a report for the war office detailing My Grandfathers bravery in rescuing him and saving his life. He recommended that he receive the Victoria Cross. However, according to Lt Catton, due to the fact there was a delay in his report being compiled this was not to be the case and my Grandfather was awarded the Military Medal. His citation read that should he commit any further act of bravery no matter how minor he would be considered for the V.C.
This story was never related to our family by my Grandfather who, like so many others, was extremely modest and all he would say was They all deserved medals for what they went through in that war. The full story only came to light in April 1967, when the Gainsborough newspaper ran an article titled 50 years ago on this day. There was a very brief mention that Private F. Chapman of Gainsborough had been awarded the Military Medal for bravery in France in April 1917. A relative of Edward Catton saw the article and brought it to his attention. This prompted Edward Catton to write a full article which was published in the Gainsborough newpaper that month in 1967 telling the full story of his rescue.
Sadly my Grandfather died in 1967, and I am fortunate to remember him. Research by various members of the family over the years has revealed that his Military Medal was donated by an uncle to the Lincolnshire regiment museum, as was a Gold watch presented to him by Mr Cattons grateful parents as a measure of their gratitude towards him for saving their son from certain death .
I am currently planning a trip to the area near Arras, France where this brave deed occurred and will be taking my father and son along to pay homage, not just to my Grandad but to all the brave lads who served in WW1, many of whom did not return, as I feel we owe it to them to remember their sacrifice.
Pte. George Henry Chapman
British Army 19th Btn. London Regiment
from:Poplar, London
(d.5th Dec 1917)
George Henry Chapman died of wounds on the 5th of December 1917, aged 29 and is buried in the Etaples Military Cemetery in France. He was the son of Mr and Mrs S Chapman, of Carlisle, husband of Ethel Jane Chapman, of 87, Suffolk St., Poplar, London.
Pte. George James Chapman
British Army 2nd Btn. Royal Berkshire Regiment
Gnr. George Chapman
British Army 142nd Heavy Battery Royal Garrison Artillery
from:Binfield
Mjr. H. R. Chapman
Army 10th Btn. Durham Light Infantry
Pte. Henry Claude Chapman
British Army 18th Btn. Durham Light Infantry
Pte. Horace J Chapman
British Army 2nd Btn. Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders
from:Inverness-shire
(d.10th May 1915)
Horace J Chapman was my maternal grandmother's nephew, who is remembered on the Menin Gate memorial to the Missing in Ypres. I was looking, if possible, for more information about him, and any possible photos. I have a newspaper photo from our local paper The Ross-Shire Journal, which isn't very good. I would dearly love to know more about Horace.
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