Private Samuel Chapman
PERSONAL INFORMATION
Date of birth: 1877-07-15
Place of birth: Wadebridge Cornwall England
Next of kin: Thomas Chapman, father. Wadebridge, Cornwall, England
Marital status: single
Occupation (attested): Miner
Address:
Nelson, British Columbia
Religion: Church of England
Date of death:
1916-10-28
Cause of death:
Died of wounds
Buried:
Warloy-Baillon Communal Cemetery Extension, VI. C. 16.
MILITARY INFORMATION
Regimental number: 442353
Highest Rank:
Private
(54th Battalion)
Rank detail
Private, 54th Battalion, Infantry (Army).
Degree of service: Europe
Survived war: no
Battle wounded/killed: Wounded October 20, 1916 at Regina Trench
Commemoration location: Nelson, British Columbia Cenotaph
RESEARCH INFORMATION
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CWGC ID: 74171
LAC ID:
96106
Service file: B1629-S050
Uploader's Notes: Son of Thomas Chapman and Elizabeth Chapman of Trenant Vale, Wadebridge, Cornwall.
The Daily News, December 21, 1916:
Pte. Samuel Chapman, formerly a member of the Nelson city band, died in hospital in France Oct. 26 as the result of wounds received Oct. 20. Pte. Chapman was well known in the city, having made his home in Fairview for about 12 years prior to his enlistment in Nelson during the summer of 1915.Uploader's Research notes:
54th Battalion Nominal Roll
[Private Army Canadian Infantry 54th Battalion ]ARCHIVAL INFORMATION
Date added: 2004-09-04
Last modified: 2021-05-16