CHAPMAN, Nita Maud
| Service Number: | NF409528 |
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| Enlisted: | 29 June 1942 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | Australian Women's Army Service (AWAS) - Unallotted |
| Born: | Mudgee, New South Wales, 20 April 1922 |
| Home Town: | Mudgee, Mid-Western Regional, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Died: | Died of Illness, Concord, New South Wales, New South Wales, Australia, 31 May 1944, aged 22 years |
| Cemetery: |
Mudgee General Cemetery, New South Wales Mudgee General Cemetery, Mudgee, New South Wales, Australia |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
World War 2 Service
| 29 Jun 1942: | Enlisted Private, NF409528, Australian Women's Army Service (AWAS) - Unallotted, Paddington, New South Wales | |
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| 29 Jun 1942: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Private, NF409528 | |
| 31 May 1944: | Involvement Private, NF409528, Australian Women's Army Service (AWAS) - Unallotted, Homeland Defence - Militia and non deployed forces |
Death - Nita Maud CHAPMAN
The death occurred in the 3rd Australian Women's Hospital, Sydney, on Thursday last of Miss Nita Maud Chapman, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. C. H. Chapman, of “Trefusis,” Mudgee. Deceased had been ill foe a considerable time with chronic nephritis, and had been receiving treatment in Sydney. She joined the A.W.A.S. about two years ago and, after about 12 months' service, was unable to continue in the services and had to resign because of illness. She was a native of Mudgee and well known and well liked in this district.
The remains were brought to Mudgee and the funeral took place to the Church of England portion of the general cemetery, the Rev. A. G. Powell officiating. Amongst the many beautiful wreaths was one from “her pals at the Evahorden Convalescent Home, Strathfield,” and another from the staff and patients of the 3rd Australian Women's Hospital.
Besides her sorrowing parents the following brothers and sisters are left to mourn: Constance (Sydney), Alma (Mrs. S. Box, Mudgee), Daisy (Sydney), Ivy, Thelma and Margaret (Mudgee); Henry, Horace, Percy, Wallace, Kevin, Clifford and Ronald (all of Mudgee).
To the bereaved we extend our sincere sympathy in the loss of a very lovable member of the family. – Mudgee Guardian, issue dated Monday June 5, 1944.
Submitted 6 December 2016 by John Johnston
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