Service Details
Name:
 CHAPMAN
Given Name:
 WILLIAM JAMES
Initials:
 W J
Service No:
 208515V
Rank:
 Air Mechanic
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Regiment:
 South African Air Force
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Unit:
 12 Sqdn.
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Date of Death:
 1944-04-07
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Age:
 23
Cause of Death:
 Died in Aircraft Accident, when Martin B-26 Marauder Mk II FB418, FB451 and FB452 blew up (bomb explosion) at dispersal at Biferno
Additional
Information:
Son of William James and Charlotte Theodora Chapman, of Johannesburg. Husband of Margaret Catherine Chapman, of Greenpoint, Cape Town. Born Ficksburg, Orange Free State. A radio engineer
Commemoration
Country:
 Italy
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Cemetery:
 SANGRO RIVER WAR CEMETERY
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Grave Reference:
 Coll. grave X. A. 28-32.

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