Son of Aaron and Elizabeth Chapman (nee Bingham), of 26, Bent Street, Kearsley, Lancashire. Enlisted in August 1897 in the Lancashire Fusiliers at Bury, having served in the 2nd Volunteer Bn. of the Loyal North Lancashire Regiment before that. Transferred 01/09/1897 to the Border Regiment. Served in the Boer War and in India and Burma. Died at Netley Hospital from septic poisoning from wounds received at Gallipoli. Interred at Farnworth Cemetery on 14/08/1916.
Chapman, Percy –
Personal details
- Surname: Chapman
- Forename: Percy
- Date of birth: Not known
- Birth place: Clay Cross, Derbyshire
- Place of residence: Farnworth, Lancashire
- Gender: Male
- Age of death: 38
- Place of death: Not known
- Date of death: August 11th, 1916
- Casualty type: Not known
Service details
- Rank: Private
- Unit: 1st (Regular) Battalion.
- Service number: 5528
- Regiment: Border Regiment
- Enlistment date: Not known
- Enlistment location: Bury, Lancashire
- Conflict: WW1
Decorations
- Service medals: Not known
- Silver War badge: Not known
- Awards: Not known
Memorials
- Farnworth "Fallen In The Fight" Book
- Kearsley War Memorial Cross (WWI Plaque)
- CWGC Memorial: Farnworth Cemetery, Lancashire, UK
- CWGC reference: C.E. 651.
Local newspaper entries
- Farnworth and Worsley Journal entries: 18/08/1916 05/01/1917 06/07/1917 17/08/1917 30/11/1917