Eldest son of Thomas Alfred Chapman, Bishop of Colchester, and Catherine Mary Chapman, of Derby House, Colchester, Essex. Formerly of The Vicarage, Bolton, Lancashire. Educated at Plymouth College, Rossall and St. John’s College, Cambridge. Gazetted, August, 1914. Promoted 02/09/1914 to Second Lieutenant. Slightly wounded in the head around 20/06/1915. Wounded again 03/08/1915.
Chapman, Alfred Reginald Bewes –
Personal details
- Surname: Chapman
- Forename: Alfred Reginald Bewes
- Date of birth: July 13th, 1895
- Birth place: Newton Abbot, Devon
- Place of residence: Bolton, Lancashire
- Gender: Male
- Age of death: 20
- Place of death: Not known
- Date of death: June 6th, 1916
- Casualty type: Not known
Service details
- Rank: Lieutenant
- Unit: 1st/5th (Territorial) Battalion.
- Service number: Not known
- Regiment: Loyal North Lancashire Regiment
- Enlistment date: Not known
- Enlistment location: Not known
- Conflict: WW1
Decorations
- Service medals: Not known
- Silver War badge: Not known
- Awards: Not known
Memorials
- Bolton (St. Peter) Parish Church WWI Memorial
- Bolton (Victoria Square) War Memorial and Bolton County Borough Roll of Honour 1914-1918 Book (Hall of Remembrance)
- Bolton Roll of Honour 1914-1918 Printed Book (Library / History Centre)
- Loyal North Lanacashire Regiment - 5th Battalion (Territorials) Memorial (Queen's Park) - Bolton
- CWGC Memorial: Bellacourt Military Cemetery, Riviere, Pas de Calais, France
- CWGC reference: I. F. 8.
Local newspaper entries
- Bolton Journal and Guardian entries: 04/09/1914 25/06/1915 13/08/1915 16/06/1916 04/08/1916 25/08/1916 25/08/1916 29/12/1916
- Bolton Journal and Guardian references: 7f 6f* 6f 6e* 6a* 7a/g 8e* S12*
- Farnworth and Worsley Journal entries: 25/06/1915 13/08/1915