| Surname: | Chapman |
| Initials: | W |
| Rank: | Company Sergeant Major |
| Army Number: | 485 |
| Notes: | MFP. Awarded the 1914 Star, Victory and War Medals. First served abroad (1) France, 1/11/1914. Shown as (1) France, 27/9/14 to 8/10/14 and 31/10/14 to 2/12/17 on medal roll page B 30. WOII in 1914 Born Wellington Somerset. Formerly Somerset Light Infantry, enlisted 27/12/1887. Served Home 2/12/1887 to 8/11/1891, Gibraltar 9/11/1891 to 9/10/1892, India 10/10/1892 to 15/2/1894, transferred to MFP 8/12/1894, Home 16/2/1894 to 20/10/1899, South Africa 21/10/1899 to 13/5/1902, Home 14/5/1902 to 7/12/1910. Served Home 24/9/1914 to 26/9/1914, France 27/9/1914 to 8/10/1914, Home 9/10/1914 to 30/10/1914, BEF 31/10/1914 to 2/12/1917, Home 3/12/1917 to 10/9/1918 discharged no longer physically fit for war service. Home address: 16a Renmuir Street. Tooting Junction, London SW 17. Info from Pension Index Card:- Chapman, William, MFP, 485, 10/8/18 to discharge, 11/M/363172, 16 Renmuir Street, Tooting Junction, London SW 17, PFJ.2586, Stamp: Ad 4/9/18 at 27/6 from 11/9/18 to 29/9/18, Chelsea no. VV5D/1529, received 16/9/18. William Chapman. .He has the same No. as Cpl. Alfred Benz, MMP. |
Decoration Record: | |
| Decoration: | Queen's South Africa Medal (London Gazette: QSA Medal Roll WO 100/234 Page: 198 July 5, 1901) |
| Citation: | Clasp: Cape Colony. |
| Decoration: | King's South Africa Medal (London Gazette: WO 100/355 Page: 302 Dec. 23, 1902) |
| Citation: | Clasps: South Africa 1901 and South Africa 1902. Cpl. |
| Decoration: | Silver War Badge (London Gazette: WO 329/3243 Page: List MPC/78 Sept. 3, 1918) |
| Citation: | Badge No. B1983. Enlisted 24/9/1914, discharged 10/9/1918. KR 392 (xvi), Army Order 265 sec B. Age 46years 4months. Served abroad. |