Name
Clifford Samson Chapman
23/09/1893
Conflict
First World War
Date of Death / Age
04/07/1918
Rank, Service Number & Service Details
Private
235227
Royal Welsh Fusiliers
17th Bn.
Awards: Service Medals/Honour Awards
British War and Victory medals
Cemetery/Memorial: Name/Reference/Country
ST. SEVER CEMETERY EXTENSION, ROUEN
Q. II. E. 13.
France
Headstone Inscription
No family inscription on his Headstone.
UK & Other Memorials
Cheshunt Town Memorial, Christ Church (formerly Holy Trinity Church) Waltham Cross, Not listed on the Hertfordshire Regimental Memorial, All Saints Church, Hertford
Pre War
Clifford Samson Chapman was born in Cheshunt, Hertfordshire, on 23rd September 1893, son of Sidney Chapman a, Great Eastern Railway Company, Plate Layer and Mary Ann Chapman (nee Ball). One of nine children.
Baptised in the Parish of Cheshunt, Herts, on 7th May 1899, with his younger brother Leonard.
Clifford attended St Mary Infants School and Dewhurst Endowed Boys School, Cheshunt, leaving in December 1904, aged 11, when the family left the area.
1901 Census records Clifford aged 7, living with his parents and five siblings at, Railway Cottage, Cadmore Lane, Cheshunt, Herts.
1911 Census records Clifford aged 17, employed as a Nurseryman Helper, living with his parents and seven siblings at, GER Cottages, Park Lane, Waltham Cross, Herts.
Clifford married Beatrice Moseley in October 1914, they went on to have one daughter, Ivey Chapman.
Wartime Service
Clifford travelled to the County Town of Hertford with his elder brother Clement in June 1915, to enlist, both brother enlisted for 4 years in the Hertfordshire Regiment, Territorial Force, Clifford with the service number 5209 and Clement with the service number 5220. They both later signed to say they would serve overseas with the Regiment. (Territorial soldiers do not have to serve overseas but can volunteer for overseas service).
On completion of his training Clifford embarked at Folkstone on 5th July 1916, arriving at Boulogne, France, the same day. He was transferred to the 17th Battalion Royal Welsh Fusiliers on 2nd July 1917, with a new service number 235227. He was wounded in November 1917, and admitted to Hospital, on his recovery he returned to the field. Again wounded in June 1918, admitted to No.12 General Hospital, Rouen, France where he died on 4th July 1918, of his wounds.
Additional Information
His effects of £12-11s-00d, Pay Owing and his War Gratuity of £13-10s-00d, went to his widow Beatrice. Two of his brothers also fell in the war. Private 266741 Clement Chapman of the Hertfordshire Regiment and Private 24930 Frederick Chapman of the Royal Fusiliers (City of London Regiment), both brothers are recorded as died on or since 31st July 1917.
Acknowledgments
Stuart Osborne
Jonty Wild
