In Memory Of

CHAPLIN, THOMAS OSMONDE

Service Details
Date of Birth:
 -0001-11-30
Service No:
 3183
Rank:
 Corporal
Unit:
 2nd Regt.
Unit 2:
 "C" Coy.
Regiment:
 South African Infantry
Date of Death:
 1916-10-21
Cause of Death:
 Died of wounds, received during Relief in Le Sars sector, in London. He suffered gunshot wounds to right thigh (fractured femur) and was too weak to be operated on by the time he reached 1st London General Hospital. He died of blood loss and exhaustion.
Commemoration
Grave Reference:
 Screen Wall. 89. 32514. - Grave 89/32514 - Wildlife Reserve
Cemetery:
 NUNHEAD (ALL SAINTS) CEMETERY
Localitly:
 London
Country:
 United Kingdom
Additional Information
Next of kin, of Mrs. C. Payne, of 22 Upper Elmwood Avenue, Ranclagh, Dublin. Was of the last South African group relieved on the 20th July at Delville Wood.