John Austin CHAPMAN

Date of birth15 December 1896
ReligionRoman Catholic
OccupationOfficer in Permanent Forces
Address'The Outlook' Woollahra Point, Sydney, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation19
Next of kinFather, Wm Austin Chapman, 'The Outlook' Woollahra Point, Sydney, New South Wales
Enlistment date1 July 1915
Rank on enlistmentLieutenant
Unit name30th Battalion, B Company
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/47/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A72 Beltana on 9 November 1915
Rank from Nominal RollMajor
Unit from Nominal Roll30th Battalion
Promotions

Major


Unit: Staff HQ Australian Corps
Promotion date: 20 October 1917

Recommendations (Medals and Awards)

Mention in Despatches


Recommendation date: 9 March 1917

Brevet Major


Recommendation date: 5 October 1918

Officer of the Order of the British Empire (Military Cross ?)


Recommendation date: 31 January 1919

Mention in Despatches


Recommendation date: "June 1917"

FateReturned to Australia 19 April 1919