Basic Details
Surname
Chapman
Forenames
Lewis Parkinson
Gender
Male
Information stated on memorial
Served or died
Died
Service number
46642
Notes
The Roll lists his address as 34 Monument Street. It indicates that he was serving in the 6th Battalion Northamptonshire Regiment, which differs from official records.

(CWGC records that Private Lewis Parkinson Chapman, 46642, died aged 32 on 3/8/1918 as a member of 2nd Battalion Northamptonshire Regiment, and is buried in grave III.C.7 at Niederzwehren Cemetery at Kassel in Germany, having been reinterred after the Armistice from Giessen Military Cemetery. They record him as the husband of Sarah Chapman of 34 Monument Street, Peterborough. Soldiers Died in the Great War, as well as the Medal Rolls, record him as having served in the 2nd Battalion).
Primary Service
As stated on memorial
Service (Primary - Stated)
Army
Unit (Primary - Stated)
Northants
Sub-unit (Primary - Stated)
6th
Rank / Title (Primary - Stated)
Pte
Our References
Service (Primary - Our reference)
Unit (Primary - Our reference)
Rank / Title (Primary - Our reference)
Death and Burial details
Country of death
Germany
Town of death
Giessen
Country of burial
Not Stated on Memorial
Cemetery
Not Stated on Memorial
Year of death
1918
Month of death
August
Day of death
3
Manner of death as stated
'Died of sickness at Giessen Camp Hospital as a Prisoner of War'
Manner of death reference
Died of Disease
Personal Details
Address
34, MONUMENT STREET
Occupation
Not Stated on Memorial