We remember Luke Chapman

We remember Luke Chapman

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Timeline

Timeline

1877
birth United Kingdom Source:6181385 22nd June 1877
1900
marriage Mary Ann Pearson Source:6181371 24th March 1900
1900
children Ethel Mary Chapman Source:7959192 30th August 1900
1901
children Nora Chapman Source:7959192 27th October 1901
1903
children Annie Chapman Source:6181371 27th January 1903
1905
children Elizabeth Pearson Chapman Source:7959192 23rd March 1905
1909
children Violet Chapman Source:7959192 15th November 1909
1913
children Luke Chapman Source:6181371 15th September 1913
1914
enlistment Felling United Kingdom Source:7959192 19th September 1914
1914
service British Army Private 19216 Durham Light Infantry 15th Battalion Source:7959184 19th September 1914 - 30th December 1915
1914
location 14 First Street, Wardley Colliery United Kingdom Source:7959192 19th September 1914
1915
theatres France & Belgium: 1a Source:7959192 11th September 1915 - 30th December 1915
1915
death Killed in Action According to war diaries from the battalion accounts, there was heavy shelling and fire in the days leading up to and including the day of Luke's death Houplines near Armentieres France Source:7113826 Source:6181385 30th December 1915
burial Houplines Communal Cemetery Extension CWGC Cemetery/Memorial Nord Houplines Communal Cemetery Extension, France Section II Row C . 1 France Source:7113826 Source:6181371

Details

Details

Names
TypeName
First Names Luke
Initials L
Last Name Chapman
Source 777406
Gender
GenderSource
Male
Locations
AddressCountryTypeDateSource
14 First Street, Wardley Colliery United Kingdom known 19th September 1914
Contribution

Military Service

Military Service
ServiceNumberUnitSectionRankSource
British Army 19216 Durham Light Infantry 15th Battalion Private
Awards
AwardTypeSource
1914/15 Star First World War Campaign/Service Medal
British War Medal First World War Campaign/Service Medal
Victory Medal First World War Campaign/Service Medal
Family
Children
NameRelationshipDatesSource
Annie Chapman daughter 27th January 1903
Luke Chapman son 15th September 1913
Ethel Mary Chapman daughter 30th August 1900
Nora Chapman daughter 27th October 1901
Violet Chapman daughter 15th November 1909
Elizabeth Pearson Chapman daughter 23rd March 1905
Parents
NameRelationshipDatesSource
Annie Liddle mother
Job Chapman father
Spouse
NameRelationshipDatesSource
Mary Ann Pearson wife 24th March 1900
Physical
ComplexionEyesHairSource
Fair
DateHeightSource
1914-09-21 5'8"

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1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription Carol32017
1891 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription Carol32017
England & Wales marriages 1837-2008 Transcription Carol32017
Soldiers died in the Great War 1914-1919 Transcription Carol32017
1911 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription Carol32017
Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC) Casualty Records Imperial1

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England, Select Births and Christenings, 1538-1975 Carol32017

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Army Form Short Service Page 1 Michelle34356
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Army Form Short Service Page 3 Michelle34356
Army Form Short Service Page 4 Michelle34356
Order to forward any personal belongings Michelle34356
Casualty Form Michelle34356
Army Records: Statement of relatives Michelle34356
Army pension records Michelle34356

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