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CHAPMAN, Percy George
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 2640 |
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| Enlisted: | 14 August 1915, Maitland, New South Wales |
| Last Rank: | Corporal |
| Last Unit: | Australian Flying Corps (AFC) |
| Born: | Maitland, New South Wales, 19 July 1900 |
| Home Town: | Maitland, Maitland Municipality, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Maitland State School |
| Occupation: | Butcher |
| Died: | Natural causes, Marrickville, New South Wales, 30 July 1973, aged 73 years |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
| Memorials: | Telarah Homeville Roll of Honor |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 14 Aug 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2640, Maitland, New South Wales | |
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| 2 May 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2640, 7th Light Horse Regiment, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '2' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Hororata embarkation_ship_number: A20 public_note: '' | |
| 2 May 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 2640, 7th Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Hororata, Sydney | |
| 19 May 1917: | Transferred Second Class Air Mechanic, Australian Flying Corps (AFC) | |
| 5 Jun 1919: | Discharged Corporal, 2640, Australian Flying Corps (AFC) |
Personal Stories
Percy George Chapman
Percy George Chapman fight with guts and honor in the lighthorse charge and was injured he then joined the Australian flying corp which were whipped out by the Germans percy was one of two survivors.
He was to go home but wouldn't leave mate's behind so he joined the camel corp fighting for 2more years
4yrs at war and 3 different campaign,s should have been decorated but never was .
Survival and guts.
Submitted 25 August 2016 by Brett Chapman
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