Leslie Victor Chapman

Leslie Victor Chapman was born in 1898 at Nottingham and was the youngest son of George Frederick a boiler plater and Emma Chapman née Parnell of 95 Wilford Crescent East, Meadows, Nottingham. His father George Frederick was born in 1855 at Mansfield and his mother Emma Parnell was born in 1856 at Loughborough, they were married in 1878 at Loughborough and went on to have 9 children sadly one was t die in infancy their surviving children were , Elizabeth Ann b1880 Loughborough, Lois Kate b1881 Loughborough, their remaining children were all born in Nottingham and were Edith b1883, Arthur b1885, George Henry b1890, Wallace b1892, Minnie Mary b1894 and Leslie Victor b1898. In the 1911 census the family are living at 95 Wilford Crescent East, Meadows, Nottingham and are shown as George Frederick 56 yrs a boiler plater, he is living with his wife Emma 55 yrs and their children, George Henry 21 yrs a lace warehouse man, Wallace 19 yrs a clerk to a carboard box maker, Minnie Mary 17 yrs a book keeper and Leslie Victor 13 yrs a scholar.

Educated at Mundella School, Meadows, Nottingham. Mundella Magazine, Christmas 1918, ROH: 'Chapman, Leslie V, Northumberland Fusiliers'

Corporal Leslie Victor Chapman enlisted at Nottingham, he initially served with the service number 3/7364 in the Rifle Brigade, he died of wounds on 8th November 1917 whilst serving with the 14th battalion Northumberland Fusiliers and is buried at Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery.

In memoriam published 8th November 1918 in the Nottingham Evening Post :- “CHAPMAN. – In loving memory of our dear son, Corpl. Leslie Chapman, Northumberland Fusiliers, died of wounds November 8th, 1917. Never forgotten. – Father and mother. “CHAPMAN. – In loving memory of my dear brother, Corpl. Leslie Chapman, Northumberland Fusiliers, died of wounds Nov. 8th, 1917. Ever remembered. – Wallace and Hilda. “CHAPMAN. – In loving memory of Leslie Victor Chapman, Corpl. Northumberland Fusiliers, who died of wounds in France, November 8th, 1917.” Above in memoriam are courtesy of Jim Grundy and his facebook pages Small Town Great War Hucknall 1914-1918