Regimental number | 401 |
Place of birth | Irish Sea, British Territory |
School | St Mary's Boys School and Wills street School, Birmingham, England |
Age on arrival in Australia | 29 |
Religion | Roman Catholic |
Occupation | Stock salesman |
Address | Womerah, Beach Road, Rushcutters Bay, New South Wales |
Marital status | Married |
Age at embarkation | 33 |
Next of kin | Father, Charles Chappell, Anglesey Street, Aston Manor, Birmingham, England |
Previous military service | Boer War, South Africa, served one year and 245 days, 103 cmpy, 2nd regt, Imperial Yeomanry |
Enlistment date | |
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
Rank on enlistment | Sergeant |
Unit name | 4th Battalion, F Company |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/21/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board Transport A14 Euripides on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Captain |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 56th Battalion |
Fate | Died of wounds |
Place of death or wounding | Polygon Wood |
Age at death | 37 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 36 |
Place of burial | Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery (Plot XXIV, Row B,Grave No. 6), Belgium |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 162 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Charles and Catherine CHAPPELL; husband of Anastasia CHAPPELL, Crown Hotel, Brisbane. Native of Birmingham, England |
Family/military connections | Brother in law: 392 Sgt J.J. Maher, MSM, 15th Bn |