Sidney Chapman
WWI Roll of Honour
By Lynette Wray
Sidney Chapman
Military History:
Regiment:
Bedfordshire Regiment
Rank:
Private
Service Number:
12893
Date of Enlisting:
29.8.1914
Date of death:
17.9.1949
Cemetery/ Memorial:
UK Cemetery/Memorial:
St Mary’s Church Ashwell Roll of Honour
Sidney enlisted with the Bedfordshire Regiment, 1st Battalion, on 29th August 1914. He served in the Western European Theatre of War, France and Flanders. His battalion fought in the First Battle of Ypres and Sidney suffered a gunshot wound to his left leg in the Battle of Hill 60 on 21st March 1915. He was discharged from service on 2nd June 1916.
Sidney was awarded the 14/15 Star, the British War Medal, the Victory Medal and the Silver Badge.
Sidney died at the Lister Hospital, Hertfordshire on 17 September 1949.
He is commemorated on the St Mary’s Church Ashwell Roll of Honour.
Family History:
Date of Birth:
4.9.1896
Birth Place:
Ashwell, Hertfordshire
Residence:
Letchworth, Hertfordshire
Marriage:
1st quarter 1919
Sidney was the second son of George and Julia (nee Lee) Chapman, born in Ashwell on 4th September 1886. He was a pupil at the Merchant Taylors School in Ashwell, Hertfordshire. The 1911 census records Sidney as a farm labourer in Ashwell.
Sidney married Dorothy May Holt in the first quarter of 1919. They had one son Sidney Dennis, born at Letchworth Garden City on 28th July 1920.
Sidney died at the Lister Hospital, Hertfordshire on 17 September 1949.
Sidney's brother, Victor, served with the Royal Field Artillery in France and survived the War.
Commentary:
Other references:
Royston Crow 26 March 1915
Mr Chote has seen old boys Sidney Chapman and Frank Harradine.
Royston Crow 30 April 1915
Pte. S. Chapman, fought on Hill 60, wounded in leg, recovering.
Name: |
Sidney Chapman |
Birth Place: |
Ashwell, Hertfordshire |
Residence: |
Letchworth Garden City, Hertfordshire |
Death Date: |
17.9.1949 |
Enlistment Place: |
Not known |
Rank: |
Private |
Regiment: |
Bedfordshire Regiment |
Battalion: |
1st Battalion |
Regimental Number: |
12893 |
Type of Casualty: |
Survived |
Theatre of War: |
Western Europe, France and Flanders |
This page was added on 09/09/2016.