CHAPMAN, Frederick James
(Service number 67529)
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Birth
| Date | 07/06/1880 | Place of Birth | Christchurch |
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Enlistment Information
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| Address at Enlistment | 31 avenue Street, Timaru | ||
| Occupation | Wicker worker | ||
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| Next of Kin | Mrs Annie CHAPMAN (mother), 425 Tuam Street, Linwood, Christchurch | ||
Military Service
| Served with | NZ Armed Forces | Served in | Army |
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Death
| Date | 13 June 1955 | Age | 75 years |
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| Memorial or Cemetery | Bromley Cemetery, Christchurch | ||
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Biographical Notes
Frederick James Chapman, known as Fred was the son of James and Ann (Annie, née Phillips) Chapman. Fred's father James had come to New Zealand in his teens, with his parents, the family residing at Temuka. James Chapman had a keen interest in Volunteering and musical matters. In Christchurch, where he had lived since about 1875, he was an enthusiastic soldier, bandsman and bandmaster of the Salvation Army band. In 1901 he joined the Elite Band, of which his son and pupil, Mr Fred Chapman, was a member. Fred was educated at Phillipstown and Christchurch East schools. James Chapman died in 1905. Fred lived with his mother in Tuam Street for many years, Annie dying there in 1934. Later in life Frederick married Marion Violet who survived him for nearly 11 years.
Sources
NZ BDM Indexes (Department of Internal Affairs) [07 February 2020]; School Admission record [08 February 2020]; Bromley Cemetery burial records (Christchurch City Council) [08 February 2020]; Star, 13 May 1905 (Papers Past) [08 February 2020]
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