Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
Scarborough
Town
Whitby
County
North Yorkshire
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
68993

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Current location

St Mary's Church
Church Lane/ Abbey Lane
Whitby
Scarborough
North Yorkshire
YO22 4DP
England

OS Grid Ref: NZ 90155 11287
Denomination: Church of England

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Description
Marble tablet.
Inscription
IN LOVING MEMORY OF/ HAROLD AND WILFRED HUBERT SONS OF/ JOSEPH JOHN AND FANNY CHAPMAN OF/ THIS TOWN & BROTHERS OF THE ABOVE/ MENTIONED PERCY CHAPMAN THEY CAME/ RESPECTIVELY FROM CANADA AND INDIA/ TO TAKE PART IN THE GREAT WAR/ & WERE KILLED IN ACTION. THE FORMER IN/ FRANCE 15 AUG 1917 AGED 40 YEARS THE/ LATTER IN GALLIPOLI 7 AUG 1915 AGED 35 YRS/ DIVERSITIES OF GIFTS BUT THE SAME SPIRIT.
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Chapman, Harold
Chapman, Wilfrid Hubert
See details for all 2 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 2
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 2
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Relationships,forenames, surnames, manner of death, place of death, dates of death, ages of death.
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Tablet
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Marble
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Reference

This record comprises all information held by IWM’s War Memorials Register for this memorial. Where we hold a names list for the memorial, this information will be displayed on the memorial record. Please check back as we are adding more names to the database.

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