We remember William Chapman Chamberlain

We remember William Chapman Chamberlain

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Timeline

Timeline

1872
sibling Mabel Maud Chamberlain Source:9620948 7th March 1872
1874
sibling Montague Snasdale Chamberlain Source:9620948 1874
1877
birth Burnham Westgate, Norfolk, England United Kingdom Source:764414 Source:6989072 3rd March 1877
1882
sibling Jessica Eleanor Chamberlain Source:9620948 1882
1897
enlistment Swaffham, Norfolk, England United Kingdom Source:9613217 22nd February 1897
1904
children Elsie CHAMBERLAIN Source:6989072 28th October 1904
1907
children Eva CHAMBERLAIN Source:6989072 8th November 1907
1910
children John William CHAMBERLAIN Source:6989072 21st January 1910
1912
children Ellen Known As Nell CHAMBERLAIN Source:6989072 30th December 1912
1914
location 9 Buckland Road, Leyton, London E10, England United Kingdom their own address Source:9573793 3rd November 1914
marriage Jane FORDER Source:6989072
service British Army Warrant Officer Class 2 6384 Grenadier Guards Source:764414
1914
death Died of wounds Fought at the 1st Ypres around Kruiseke. Family legend is that he was found on the battlefield after several days after being wounded. No. 11 General Hospital, Boulogne. France Source:764414 3rd November 1914
burial He died of wounds in hospital in Bologne. He is buried in Boulogne Eastern Cemetery. Source:764414

Details

Details

Names
TypeName
First Names William Chapman
Initials WC
Last Name Chamberlain
Source 764414
Gender
GenderSource
Male
Locations
AddressCountryTypeDateSource
9 Buckland Road, Leyton, London E10, England United Kingdom their own address known 3rd November 1914
Contribution

Military Service

Military Service
ServiceNumberUnitSectionRankSource
British Army 6384 Grenadier Guards Warrant Officer Class 2
Family
Children
NameRelationshipDatesSource
Elsie CHAMBERLAIN daughter 28th October 1904
Eva CHAMBERLAIN daughter 8th November 1907
John William CHAMBERLAIN son 21st January 1910
Ellen Known As Nell CHAMBERLAIN daughter 30th December 1912
Parents
NameRelationshipDatesSource
Georgiana CHAPMAN mother
Jonadab CHAMBERLAIN father
Siblings
NameRelationshipDatesSource
Mabel Maud Chamberlain sister 7th March 1872
Montague Snasdale Chamberlain brother 1874
Jessica Eleanor Chamberlain sister 1882
Spouse
NameRelationshipDatesSource
Jane FORDER wife

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Official Records

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Medal Index Card
Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC) Casualty Records Transcription Jane31029
Soldiers died in the Great War 1914-1919 Transcription Jane31029
Medal Index Cards Transcription Jane31029
England & Wales births 1837-2006 Transcription Colin44150
1911 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription Colin44150
1891 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription Colin44150
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription Colin44150

External Evidence

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Prince of Wales marching with the Grenadier Guards in Hyde Park, Aug 1914. David156464
William Chapman's Soldier's Effects on Ancestry Colin44150
William Chapman's Soldier's Effects on Ancestry Colin44150

Multimedia

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William Chapman CHAMBERLAIN family photograph Colin44150
William Chapman CHAMBERLAIN in his dress uniform. Colin44150
W. C. CHAMBERLAIN with Prince of Wales Aug1914 Colin44150
William Chapman Chamberlain David156464
William Chapman's Gravestone in Boulogne. Colin44150
William's Attestation Form. Colin44150
William's Description Form on Enlistment. Colin44150
William's Statement of Addresses post death. Colin44150
Times article showing 1st Grenadiers off to War Colin44150
Notification received concerning William's grave. Colin44150
Boulogne Eastern Cemetery showing burials. Colin44150

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