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Joseph CHAPMAN

Regimental number1727
Place of birthGlasgow, Scotland
ReligionPresbyterian
OccupationLabourer
Address455 Hay Street, Perth, Western Australia
Marital statusMarried
Age at embarkation24
Next of kinWife, Mrs Dora Elizabeth Chapman, Hay Street, Perth, Western Australia
Enlistment date14 January 1915
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll12 January 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name11th Battalion, 4th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/28/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Fremantle, Western Australia, on board HMAT A8 Argyllshire on 19 April 1915
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll11th Battalion
Other details from Roll of Honour CircularEnlisted 12 January 1915; taken on strength, 11th Bn, 4 June 1915.
FateKilled in Action 3 May 1916
Place of death or woundingFleurbaix, France (Battle of Fromelles)
Age at death25
Place of burialRue-Petillon Military Cemetery (Plot I, Row H, Grave No. 22), France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
61
Family/military connectionsBrother: 285 Lance Corporal William McNab CHAPMAN, 11th Bn, killed in action, 30 October 1917.
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal

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