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Edward Comet CHAPMAN

Regimental number1634
Place of birthSydney New South Wales
SchoolCleveland Street, Superior Public School, New South Wales
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationBox maker
Address227 Cleveland Street, Redfern, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation18
Next of kinFather, Mr Edward Comet Chapman, 227 Cleveland Street, Redfern, New South Wales
Previous military service26th Infantry; Compulsory trainee
Enlistment date16 February 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name53rd Battalion, 2nd Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/70/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A40 Ceramic on 14 April 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll53rd Battalion
FateKilled in Action 24 April 1918
Place of death or woundingVillers-Bretonneux
Age at death18.8
Age at death from cemetery records18
Place of burialDaours Communal Cemetery Extrension ( Plot III, Row A, Grave No. 49), France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
156
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Edward and Maude CHAPMAN, 304 Cleveland Street, Redfern, New South Wales. Native of Sydney
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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