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We remember Stanley Allan Chaplin
We remember Stanley Allan Chaplin
Timeline
Timeline
1898
1916
enlistment
Warley barracks , essex
United Kingdom
Source:7610404
12th July 1916
1917
discharge
Source:7610404
24th December 1917
1920
marriage
Mabel May Willsher
Source:772698
5th January 1920
1920
children
Marie Joyce Willsher
Source:772698
1st August 1920
1922
children
Peggy May Chaplin
Source:772698
7th August 1922
hospitalisation
shrapnel wound to face. entered under chin and exited through cheek.
when he came back to England he was in the 1st Southern General Hospital, Birmingham
Hospital/Institution
Source:7610404
service
British Army
Private
26274
Machine Gun Corps
Source:772698
1980
death
Not War Related
Essex
United Kingdom
Source:772698
19th August 1980
burial
Coggeshall Essex
United Kingdom
Source:7610404
Details
Details
Names
| Type | Name |
|---|---|
| First Names | Stanley Allan |
| Initials | SA |
| Last Name | Chaplin |
| Source | 772698 |
| First Names | Allan Stanley |
| Initials | AS |
| Source | 772698 |
Gender
| Gender | Source |
|---|---|
| Male |
Contribution
Military Service
Military Service
| Service | Number | Unit | Section | Rank | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| British Army | 26274 | Machine Gun Corps | Private |
Awards
| Award | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Silver War Badge | Honourable Discharge |
Family
Children
| Name | Relationship | Dates | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marie Joyce Willsher | daughter | 1st August 1920 | |
| Peggy May Chaplin | daughter | 7th August 1922 |
Parents
| Name | Relationship | Dates | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Emily Emberson | mother | ||
| James Chaplin | father |
Spouse
| Name | Relationship | Dates | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mabel May Willsher | wife | 5th January 1920 |
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Somnewhere in France!christened Allen Stanley Chaplin, but changed his name to Stanley Allen chaplin in order for his correct age to go undetected as he was underage. Machine Gun Corp. Wounded and discarged before end of the war.
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Janine38117 -
After facial injury. Photograph was 'touched-up''Slip', as my Gt Grandad was know in the family, was wounded by a piece of shrapnel which entered below his chin and exited through his cheek. This photograph was 'touched-up' so that his mother wouldn't be upset by the photograph.Contributed by:
Janine38117 -
first signed up - a little underage 12.7.1915Gt Grandad, only 17, looks so young and fresh faced, a boy. The photograph of him in France is a year later and he looks so different.Contributed by:
Janine38117
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Official Records
| Title | Connected by | More information |
|---|---|---|
| Medal Index Card |
No external evidence
Multimedia
| Title | Connected by | More information |
|---|---|---|
| Somnewhere in France! | Janine38117 | |
| After facial injury. Photograph was 'touched-up' | Janine38117 | |
| first signed up - a little underage 12.7.1915 | Janine38117 |
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We remember Stanley Allan Chaplin
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