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Military service
Service number:
H/6271
Age:
41
Rank:
Private
Force:
Army
Unit/Regiment:
Winnipeg Grenadiers, R.C.I.C.
Birth:
May 7, 1901
Lehigh
Enlistment:
September 12, 1939
Winnipeg, Manitoba
Death:
August 15, 1942
Bowen Road Hospital, Hong Kong
Burial/memorial information
Grave reference:
VIII. A. 20.
Additional information
Son of Orlando Walter Chapman and Theresa Beatha Selle (Selly in Canada), of Sherridon, Manitoba. Husband of Elizabeth Violet Alfreda Timmins, of Belmont, Manitoba. Father of Margaret Theresa, Beulah Rena, Patricia Ann and James Walter Chapman, of Belmont, Manitoba.
He served in Manitoba, in Jamaica with Force Y, in Hong Kong with Force C and as prisoner of war. He had 1,069 days of service, including 292 overseas.
Additional citations
1939-1945 Star, Pacific Star, War Medal 1939-1945, Canadian Volunteer Service Medal and Clasp.
Digital gallery of Private James Everett Chapman
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Newspaper Clipping
In memory of the men and women memorialized on the pages of the Winnipeg Evening Tribune. Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me -
Newspaper Clipping
In memory of the men and women memorialized on the pages of the Winnipeg Evening Tribune. Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me -
Newspaper Clipping
In memory of the men and women memorialized on the pages of the Winnipeg Evening Tribune. Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me -
Photo of James Everett Chapman
James Everett Chapman on garrison duty in Jamaica -
Photo of James Chapman
In memory of those who served in Hong Kong during World War 11 and did not come home. Submitted with permission on behalf of the Hong Kong Veterans Commemorative Association by Operation: Picture Me. -
Honour Roll
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Telegram
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Photo of JAMES EVERETT CHAPMAN
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Photo of JAMES EVERETT CHAPMAN
James on right and Wes on left. Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me -
Photo of JAMES EVERETT CHAPMAN
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Document (1)
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Document (2)
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Attestation paper
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Letter
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Letter
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Letter
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Newspaper clipping
From the Winnipeg Free Press 1945. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
Digital gallery of
Private James Everett Chapman
Digital gallery of
Private James Everett Chapman
Digital gallery of
Private James Everett Chapman
Digital gallery of
Private James Everett Chapman
Digital gallery of
Private James Everett Chapman
Digital gallery of
Private James Everett Chapman
Digital gallery of
Private James Everett Chapman
Digital gallery of
Private James Everett Chapman
Digital gallery of
Private James Everett Chapman
In the Books of Remembrance
Commemorated on:
Page 64 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance.
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