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Military service
Service number:
678552
Age:
20
Rank:
Private
Force:
Army
Unit/Regiment:
Canadian Infantry (Central Ontario Regiment)
Division:
58th Bn.
Birth:
December 1, 1896
Enlistment:
Toronto, Ontario
Death:
April 12, 1917
Burial/memorial information
Grave reference:
V. A. 18.
Additional information
Husband of Mrs. Eva Chapman, of 27, Eastdale Avenue, Toronto.
Digital gallery of Private James Hartwell Chapman
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Biography
From the book, War Memorial of Huron County's Heroes and Heroines that was published in 1919 by the Wingham Advance. Submitted by Operation Picture Me -
Album Cover
From the book, War Memorial of Huron County's Heroes and Heroines that was published in 1919 by the Wingham Advance. Submitted by Operation Picture Me -
Newspaper clipping
Original newspaper article. Several errors were made with Pte. Chapman's name. The photograph used to accompany this article matches known photographs of Pte. Chapman. -
Grave Marker
The grave marker at the Bois Carre British Cemetery located on Vimy Ridge at the eastern edge of the town of Thelus, France. The cemetery is about 6 kilometres from Canada's Vimy Memorial. May he rest in peace. (John & Anne Stephens 2013) -
Bois Carre British Cemetery
The Bois Carre British Cemetery located on Vimy Ridge at the eastern edge of the town of Thelus, France. The cemetery is about 6 kilometres from Canada's Vimy Memorial.(John & Anne Stephens 2013) -
Inscription
A clearer view(John & Anne Stephens 2013) -
Circumstances of Death Registers
Source: Library and Archives Canada. CIRCUMSTANCES OF DEATH REGISTERS, FIRST WORLD WAR Surnames: CATCHPOLE TO CHIGNELL. Microform Sequence 19; Volume Number 31829_B016728. Reference RG150, 1992-93/314, 165. Page 573 of 958. -
Newspaper clipping
From the Toronto Telegram April 1917. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
Digital gallery of
Private James Hartwell Chapman
Digital gallery of
Private James Hartwell Chapman
Digital gallery of
Private James Hartwell Chapman
Digital gallery of
Private James Hartwell Chapman
Digital gallery of
Private James Hartwell Chapman
Digital gallery of
Private James Hartwell Chapman
Digital gallery of
Private James Hartwell Chapman
Digital gallery of
Private James Hartwell Chapman
BOIS-CARRE BRITISH CEMETERY Pas de Calais, France
Thelus is a village 7 kilometres north of Arras and BOIS-CARRE BRITISH CEMETERY is about half a mile east of the village on the south side of the D49 road to Bailleul-sire-Berthoult.
For more information, visit Commonwealth War Graves Commission.
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