Main CPGW Record
Surname: CHAPMAN
Forename(s): Fred
Place of Birth: Bradley, Yorkshire
Service No: 267397
Rank: Private
Regiment / Corps / Service: Duke of Wellington’s (West Riding Regiment)
Battalion / Unit: 'A' Coy 1/6th Battalion
Division: 49th (West Riding) Division
Age: 29
Date of Death: 1917-11-24
Awards: ---
CWGC Grave / Memorial Reference: XXVI. A. 2A.
CWGC Cemetery: LIJSSENTHOEK MILITARY CEMETERY
CWGC Memorial: ---
Non-CWGC Burial: ---
Local War Memorial: BRADLEY, YORKSHIRE
Additional Information:
Fred Chapman was the son of Ashbridge and Ann Chapman, née Snowden. Ashbridge was born at Bradley and Ann at Cowling, Yorkshire.
1891 Bradley, Skipton, Yorkshire Census: Lidget Bottom - Fred Chapman, aged 4 years, born Bradley, son of Ashbridge and Ann Chapman.
1901 Bradley, Skipton, Yorkshire Census: Victoria Terrace - Fred Chapman, aged 14 years, born Bradley, son of Ashbridge and Ann Chapman.
1911 Bradley, Skipton, Yorkshire Census: 3, Ivy Terrace - Fred Chapman, aged 24 years, born Bradley, son of Asbridge [sic] and Ann Chapman.
British Army WW1 Medal Rolls Index Cards: Pte Fred Chapman, 267397, W. Rid. R.
British Army WW1 Medal and Award Rolls: Pte Fred Chapman, 267397, 1/6th W. Rid. R. D. of W. 24.11.17.
Army Registers of Soldiers' Effects: Pte Fred Chapman, 267397, 1/6th Bn W. Riding. Date and Place of Death: 24.11.17. Belgium. To whom Authorised/Amount Authorised: Father - Asbridge [sic]. £15 10s. 8d.
UK, WW1 Pension Ledgers and Index Cards, 1914-1923: card(s) exist for Fred. Name(s) on card(s): Dependant: Mrs Ann Chapman. Relationship: Mother. Deceased. Dependant: Ashbridge Chapman. Relationship: Father. Address: 9, Victoria Terrace, Bradley, Keighley, York[s].
See also: ‘Guiseley Terriers: A Small Part in The Great War – A History of the 1/6th Battalion, Duke of Wellington’s (West Riding) Regiment’ by Stephen Barber (2018).
Data Source: Craven’s Part in the Great War - original CPGW book entry
View Entry in CPGW BookEntry in West Yorkshire Pioneer Illustrated War Record:
CHAPMAN, Fred, [Bradley], aged 30, Duke of Wellington’s Regiment, died of wounds Nov. 24, 1917.
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Private Fred CHAPMAN

Regiment / Corps / Service Badge: Duke of Wellington’s (West Riding Regiment)

Divisional Sign / Service Insignia: 49th (West Riding) Division
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