Corporal William Ernest Chapman
PERSONAL INFORMATION
Name:
Chapman,
William Ernest
Date of birth: 1885-10-03
Place of birth: London England
Next of kin: George Chapman (father), 469 Southwark Park Road, London, England
Marital status: single
Occupation (attested): Clerk
Address:
901 Hastings St. West, Vancouver, British Columbia
Religion: Church of England
Date of death:
1918-12-25
Cause of death:
Died of illness
Buried:
Vancouver (Mountain View) Cemetery, 41. 6. 13.
MILITARY INFORMATION
Regimental number: 430003
Highest Rank:
Corporal
Rank detail
- Private (Army).
- Corporal (Army). 1915-03-01 to 1918-04-25
Degree of service: Europe
Survived war: no
Battle wounded/killed: Courcelette, France, September 1916
RESEARCH INFORMATION
CVWM ID: No CVWM ID in our database, but try
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CWGC ID: 420710
LAC ID:
96190
Service file: B1631-S026
Uploader's Notes:
Son of George and Susannah Chapman, of London, England.
Lived in Prince Rupert, British Columbia prior to Vancouver.
Was buried in an explosion in Courcelette, France in September of 1916. He suffered temporary shell shock, shell concussion and permanent hearing impairment, which was treated and improved slightly, but was serious enough that he was eventually declared medically unfit for duty on 25/4/1918 in Vancouver.
Conduct and character listed as "exemplary" in discharge papers.
Corporal Chapman died of pneumonia in Vancouver on Christmas Day, 1918.
Uploader's Research notes: [Not Specified Army 68th Regiment Earl of Grey's Own Rifles Corporal Army Canadian Engineers 3rd Canadian Pioneers Battalion Discharged due to permanent hearing impairment suffered in action at Courcelette, France, in September 1916 (exact date unknown). ]
ARCHIVAL INFORMATION
Date added: 2004-09-04
Last modified: 2020-08-01