Private George Chapman
PERSONAL INFORMATION
Date of birth: 1887-01-24
Place of birth: Amherst Nova Scotia Canada
Next of kin: wife: Mrs. Edna Chapman, 6 Erncliffe Street, Amherst, Cumberland Co., Nova Scotia
Marital status: married
Occupation (attested): Boilermaker
Occupation (normalized): Boilersmith
Address:
6 Erncliffe Street, Amherst, Cumberland Co., Nova Scotia
Religion: Church of England
Date of death:
1917-04-09
Cause of death:
Killed in action
Buried:
Nine Elms Military Cemetery (France), III. F. II.
MILITARY INFORMATION
Regimental number: 715776
Highest Rank:
Private
(26th Battalion)
Rank detail
- Private, 26th Battalion, Infantry (Army).
- Private (Army). 1916-01-08 ?
Degree of service: Europe
Survived war: no
Battle wounded/killed: Vimy Ridge
RESEARCH INFORMATION
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CWGC ID: 297067
LAC ID:
95879
Service file: B1625-S029
Uploader's Notes:
George Chapman, son of William T. Chapman and Keziah Card, of Amherst, Nova Scotia. His wife was Edna MacKay.
Previous military experience was 6 years with the 93rd Regiment.
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 106th Battalion Private Army Canadian Infantry 26th Battalion ]
ARCHIVAL INFORMATION
Date added: 2004-09-04
Last modified: 2014-01-31