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CHAPMAN, John
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 1167 |
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| Enlisted: | 22 September 1914, Enlisted at Pontville, Tasmania Attestation papers has him as joining the 15th Battalion not the 17th Battalion |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 15th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Towlaw, Durham, England, United Kingdom, 1891 |
| Home Town: | Pontville, Southern Midlands, Tasmania |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Railway Porter |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Gallipoli, Ottoman Empire, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 9 May 1915 |
| Cemetery: |
Quinn's Post Cemetery, ANZAC Special Memorial, Grave 6 Headstone inscription reads: Their glory shall not be blotted out, Quinn's Post Cemetery, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Tasmanian Government Railways |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 22 Sep 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1167, 15th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Pontville, Tasmania Attestation papers has him as joining the 15th Battalion not the 17th Battalion | |
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| 22 Dec 1914: | Involvement Private, 1167, 17th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '11' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ceramic embarkation_ship_number: A40 public_note: '' | |
| 22 Dec 1914: | Embarked Private, 1167, 17th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ceramic, Melbourne | |
| 9 May 1915: | Involvement Private, 1167, 15th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 1167 awm_unit: 15th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1915-05-09 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Migrated to Australia on 24 January 1913
Son of George Chapman 19 Stowe Street, Middlesborough, England
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal