Edward Bartholemew CHAPMAN

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CHAPMAN, Edward Bartholemew

Service Number:	QX17391
Enlisted:	29 July 1940
Last Rank:	Sapper
Last Unit:	2nd/11th Field Company / Squadron RAE
Born:	Brisbane, Queensland, 26 December 1906
Home Town:	Monto, North Burnett, Queensland
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Not yet discovered
Died:	Died of Illness (POW of Japan), Ambon, Ambon, Netherlands East Indies, 10 May 1944, aged 37 years
Cemetery:	Ambon War Cemetery, Ambon, Maluku, Indonesia Grave reference 24 D 8
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Ballarat Australian Ex-Prisoners of War Memorial, Monto War Memorial, Shire of Monto War Memorial

World War 2 Service

29 Jul 1940:	Enlisted Private, QX17391, Kelvin Grove, Queensland
29 Jul 1940:	Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Private, QX17391
30 Jul 1940:	Involvement Private, QX17391
10 May 1944:	Involvement Sapper, QX17391, 2nd/11th Field Company / Squadron RAE, Prisoners of War

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Biography

Edward Bartholemew CHAPMAN was born on 26th December, 1906 in Brisbane, Queensland

His parents were Arthur Ebenezer CHAPMAN and Marion Frances CROWTHER

Edward married Gladys Evelyn Matilda EULER on 22nd Febuary, 1938 - he was a Sapper with the 2/11 Field Company, Royla Australian Engineers & enlisted in Kelvin Grove, Queensland on 29th July, 1940

He was a prisoner of war & died on 10th May, 1944 & buried in Ambon War Cemetery - he is also commemorated on the WW2 Prisoner of War Memorial in Ballarat, Victoria and on the Roll of Honour in Ambon Cemetery & in Monto, Queensland

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