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CHAPMAN, Samuel James

Service Number:	NX17753
Enlisted:	27 May 1940
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	2nd/16th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Bexhill, New South Wales, Australia, 20 July 1912
Home Town:	Tumbulgum, Tweed, New South Wales
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Not yet discovered
Memorials:

World War 2 Service

27 May 1940:	Enlisted Private, NX17753
27 May 1940:	Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, NX17753, 2nd/16th Infantry Battalion
4 Sep 1943:	Involvement Private, NX17753, 2nd/17th Infantry Battalion, New Guinea - Huon Peninsula / Markham and Ramu Valley /Finisterre Ranges Campaigns, WIA
15 Sep 1945:	Discharged Private, NX17753, 2nd/17th Infantry Battalion
15 Sep 1945:	Discharged Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, NX17753, 2nd/16th Infantry Battalion
Date unknown:	Involvement Private, NX17753, 2nd/17th Infantry Battalion

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Biography contributed by Jeffrey Crisdale

WIA New Guinea