Private William Percy Chapman
PERSONAL INFORMATION
Name:
Chapman,
William Percy
Date of birth: 1896-08-10
Place of birth: Springhill Nova Scotia Canada
Next of kin: George Chapman (father,) Springhill, Nova Scotia
Marital status: single
Occupation (attested): Miner
Address:
Springhill, Cumberland County, Nova Scotia
Religion: Methodist
Date of death:
1917-04-09
Cause of death:
Killed in action
Buried:
Thelus Military Cemetery, II. A. 8.
MILITARY INFORMATION
Regimental number: 715631
Highest Rank:
Private
(25th Battalion)
Rank detail
Private, 25th Battalion, Infantry (Army).
Degree of service: Europe
Survived war: no
Battle wounded/killed: Vimy Ridge
RESEARCH INFORMATION
CVWM ID: No CVWM ID in our database, but try
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CWGC ID: 296737
LAC ID:
96216
Service file: B1631-S052
Uploader's Notes:
Son of George and Annie Chapman, of Springhill Mines, Cumberland Co., Nova Scotia.
Previous service: Shore Service, Amherst, Nova Scotia
Uploader's Research notes: Details of death from Ancestry.com which includes a digitized image of the casualty form from the "Canada, War Graves Registers (Circumstances of Casualty), 1914-1948" database [Private Army Canadian Infantry 25th Battalion ]
ARCHIVAL INFORMATION
Date added: 2004-09-04
Last modified: 2014-08-29