Participant Info

Given Name

John Ernest

Family Name

Chapman

Service Number

Lieutenant 1852

Place of Birth

Bairnsdale VIC

Occupation

Blacksmith

Place of Enlistment

Melbourne VIC

Next of Kin

Mother, Mrs Emily Quail, 37 Hope Street, Geelong West, Victoria

Address on Enlistment

Richmond, Victoria

Unit on Embarkation

4th Light Horse Regiment, 13th Reinforcement

Age at Embarkation

20

Embarkation Vessel

HMAT A54 Runic, Sydney NSW on 20 January 1916

Rank on Enlistment

Private

Unit at Discharge

Rank at Death/Discharge

Lieutenant

Date of Return

Place of death or wounding

south east of Morcourt on Amiens Front

Date of Death

8/08/1918

Fate

KIA

Place of burial/memorial

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Link to record

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