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John Ernest CHAPMAN

Regimental number1852
Place of birthBoggy Creek, Victoria
SchoolTimor State School, Victoria
ReligionMethodist
OccupationBlacksmith
AddressBridge Road, Richmond, Victoria
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation20
Next of kinSister, Miss Ida Jane Chapman, E.S. and A. Bank, Bridge Road, Richmond, Victoria
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date7 September 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name4th Light Horse Regiment, 13th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number10/9/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A54 Runic on 20 January 1916
Regimental number from Nominal RollCommissioned
Rank from Nominal RollLieutenant
Unit from Nominal RollAustralian Flying Corps
FateKilled in Action 8 August 1918
Place of death or wounding1 mile south east of Morcourt on Amiens Front
Age at death23
Age at death from cemetery records23
Place of burialHeath Cemetery (Plot I, Row I, Grave No 12), Harbonnieres, France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
188
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Commemorated on 3 Squadron, Australian Flying Corps, Roll of Honour, Shrine of Memories, Anzac Square, Brisbane, Queensland. Parents: Alfred Ernest and Anna Theresa CHAPMAN
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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