Private James William Chapman
PERSONAL INFORMATION
Name:
Chapman,
James William
Date of birth: 1890-06-27
Place of birth: Glasgow Scotland
Next of kin: Mrs. G. Chapman (mother,) Box 287, Paris, Ontario
Marital status: single
Occupation (attested): Undertaker
Religion: Congregationalist
Date of death:
1917-04-09
Cause of death:
Killed in action
Buried:
La Chaudiere Military Cemetery, VII. C. 10.
MILITARY INFORMATION
Regimental number: 141087
Highest Rank:
Private
Rank detail
- Private (Army).
- Private (Army).
Degree of service: Europe
Survived war: no
Battle wounded/killed: Vimy Ridge - see details below
RESEARCH INFORMATION
CVWM ID: No CVWM ID in our database, but try
this.
CWGC ID: 80490
LAC ID:
95980
Service file: B1627-S017
Uploader's Notes:
Son of William and Jean Chapman, of 11, Scarfe Avenue, Brantford, Ontario. Native of Glasgow, Scotland.
At the time of his enlistment he was active in an unnamed militia.
Based upon currently available data, it appears that the following four service men may have made up the gun crew of the 8th Machine Gun Company that were all killed when a shell exploded in a shell hole where they were sheltering:
141098 Albert Edward Moss - Whilst lying in a shell hole at the strong point South West of Vimy with three others of his gun crew, on the afternoon of April 9th, 1917, an enemy shell exploded amongst them killing them all instantly.141087 James William Chapman - He advanced with the second wave of infantry along with his gun crew, in the initial advance about 5:30 A.M. on April 9th 1917, in the capture of Vimy Ridge. He got safely past the line of craters in “No Man’s Land” but was not seen after. His body was found four days later in a shell hole and his injuries were such as to indicate that he had been hit by a shell and instantly killed.400556 George McCulloch - He was instantly killed about 1 p.m. on April 9th, 1917, by an enemy 5.9 shell that exploded in a shell hole in which he was sheltering, and taking part in operations as No. 1 of a machine gun crew, during the attack on Vimy Ridge.174902 John Thomas Parcillis - Killed in Action. Attack North East of Neuville St. VaastUploader'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 76th Battalion Private Army Canadian Machine Gun Corps 8th Machine Gun Company ]
ARCHIVAL INFORMATION
Date added: 2004-09-04
Last modified: 2014-06-12