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Fifth Generation
Family of Thomas CHAPMAN (C4) and Sarah
Born in 1870 in Croydon Surrey.
Recorded residing at 5 Albion Street, Croydon in 1881; and at 22 Purley Road, South Croydon, Surrey in 1925.
Henry William died in 1927, at the age of 57.
He was buried in 1927 in Mitcham Rd Cemetery Croydon.
Occupation: Soldier (Sergeant).
His grandson Henry remembers him as a very big man with a loud voice. In the early part of the 20th century there was a portrait of him at St Peters Street, in uniform with a cane under his arm.
Henry is listed in 1881 Census living at 5 Albion Street, Croydon with parents, brothers and sisters at the age of 11.
Before 1891 when Henry William was 21, he married Mary Ellen GREEN (F3)
Mary Ellen was the daughter of Edward Dinnis GREEN (1837-1929) and Mary Ann JORDAN (1838-1928). She was born in 1869 in Chelsham, Surrey and christened on 7 February 1869 in Chelsham.
She was living with her parents at 6 Oak Terrace, Riddlesdown Road, Croydon in 1881.
Mary Ellen died in Croydon in April 1937, at the age of 68. She was buried in April 1937 in Mitcham Rd Cemetery, Croydon.
They had the following children:
C7 Edith Georgina (1897-1969)Elizabeth She resided in Oval Road, Croydon. She married Ted OAKLEY and had a daughter and a son.
Annie - She married Will PUTTOCK lived in Croham Road, South Croydon. She had a son and a daughter. Edward Thomas (Born in 1899 in South Croydon - 7 October 1916) Edward Thomas, Private No 16334, served in World War One with the 2nd and 8th battalions of the Royal Fusiliers. Edward was awarded the British War and Victory medals and the 1914 – 1915 Star. He entered the Theatre of War of the Balkans on 9th June 1915, but was killed in action on 7th October 1916.
Henry
William CHAPMAN joined the Northampton Regiment on 24 October 1891. At the time
he was living in Sydenham and transferred from No. 4 Company of the East Surrey
Regiment. It has not been possible to establish the date that he joined East
Surrey.
Picture 18 - The Northampton Regiment in the Second Boar War
His attestation papers state that he had on his disciplinary record an absence from training (with East Surrey) for which he was fined 40 shillings! The papers show that he was 5 foot 5 inches, 115 pounds with a fresh complexion, brown eyes, dark hair, and a mole on his front neck.
He was initially a private but then promoted to Lance Corporal on 23 April 1898, to Sergeant on 1 November 1903 and to Pioneer Sergeant on 1 November 1903. He was discharged 5 April 1904.
Picture 19 - The formal dress uniform of a Pioneer Sergeant
His
service was as follows:
29 Oct 1891 to 20 October 1899 Home 7 years 358 days
21 October 1899 to 28 June 1900 South Africa 250 days
29 June 1900 to 5 May 1901 Home 310 days
6 May 1901 to 5 April 1904 South Africa 2 years 338 days
His total service was for 12 years 161 days.
On 22 February 1899 he qualified as the Battalion Chiropodist
He served in the 1899 to 1902 South Africa War (The "Boar War").
He was awarded the QSA Medal (3 clasps) and KSA Medal (2 clasps)
QUEEN'S SOUTH AFRICA MEDAL Obverse: Crowned & veiled head of Queen Victoria & legend "VICTORIA REGINA ET IMPERATRIX" Reverse: Britannia holding out laurel wreath towards troops. In the background 2 ships. Around the top "SOUTH AFRICA". KING’S SOUTH AFRICA MEDAL The King's South Africa Medal [commonly called the KSA] was awarded in small numbers to the troops, who did a second tour of duty or opted to stay on. Conditions for the award of this medal were to be serving on or before 1 January 1901 and have completed 18 months of service by June 1902.The Grave Stone at Mitcham Road Cemetery in Thornton Heath:
In
Loving Memory of
My beloved Husband
Henry William Chapman
Who died 26th January 1927
Age 60 years
Also my beloved Mother
Mary Ann Green
Died 28th June 1928
Age 88 years
Also Edward Green
Husband of the above
Who died 14th April 1929
Age 90 years
Gone but not forgotten
Also of Mary Ellen
Wife of the above
Who died 14th March 1937
Age 68 years
We Shall Meet Again
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