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James Clifford Chapman

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Photograph of 27752 Lieutenant James Ambrose Barr, 27712 Captain George Linton Hayman & 27762 Lieutenant James Clifford Chapman, of the 16th Railway Operating Company, N.Z.E. Taken in Egypt in 1942 by 27500 Sapper David William Petch.

16th ROC Officers 1942

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Identity

About

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    James Clifford AWMM
  • Surname
    Chapman AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    27762 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
  • Religion

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
  • Date of birth
  • Place of birth
  • Birth notes
  • Address before enlistment
    Unknown AWMM 1 Jellicoe Street, Waipukurau, New Zealand AWMM
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    Mrs T.M. Chapman (wife), 1 Jellicoe Street, Waipukurau, New Zealand AWMM
  • Relationship status
    Pre 28 August 1940 AWMM Married AWMM

Service

Wars and conflicts

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  • War
    World War II, 1939-1945 AWMM
  • Campaign
  • Armed force / branch
    Army AWMM
  • Service number
    27762 AWMM
  • Military service
  • Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers

Military decorations

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Training and Enlistment

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  • Military training
  • Branch Trade Proficiency
  • Enlistment
    WW2 Unknown AWMM Clerk AWMM
    AWMM
  • Occupation before enlistment
  • Age on enlistment

Prisoner of war

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  • Capture details
  • Days interned
  • Liberation date
  • Liberation Repatriation
  • POW liberation details
  • POW serial number

Medical history

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  • Medical notes

Last known rank

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  • Last rank

Biographical information

Biographical information

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  • Husband of Thelma AWMM

Death

About death

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  • Death
    28 January 2000 AWMM
    Age 97 AWMM
    AWMM
  • Date of death
  • Age at death
  • Place of death
  • Cause of death
  • Death notes
  • Cemetery
    Waikumete Cemetery, Glen Eden, Auckland, New Zealand AWMM Columbarium Niche Wall Outs Row A, Plot 6 AWMM
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Memorials

Memorial

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Sources

Sources

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  • External links
    Auckland Council. West (Waikumete) burial and cremation records search
    http://www.aucklandcouncil.govt.nz/EN/parksfacilities/cemeteries/Pages/westcemeterysearch.aspx
    Sources Used
  • References
    • Cooke, P. (2001). Defending New Zealand: ramparts on the sea 1840-1950s. Wellington, N.Z.: Defence of New Zealand Study Group. AWMM
    • Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force. (1941). Nominal Roll Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force No. 3 (Embarkations from 1st July, 1940 to 31st March, 1941). Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer. AWMM
      WW2 3: WW2 82 AWMM
    • Information kindly provided by family AWMM

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