Commemorated: | |||
| 1. Memorial: | Trumpington (Ss. Mary And Michael) New Churchyard | At south end. | |
| 2. Book: | The (1921) Masonic Roll of Honour 1914-1918 | Pg.118 | |
| 3. Memorial: | The (1940) Scroll - WW1 Roll of Honour | 57D GQS | |
Awards & Titles: | |||
Employed Robert Sayle & Co Died of Wounds
118th Brigade in 39th Division
Family :
Husband of M. Chaplin. Draper by trade.Service Life:
Campaigns:
- The First World War 1914-1918, World-wide.
| Unit / Ship / Est.: 1st Battalion Cambridgeshire Regiment |
1/1st Battalion August 1914 : in Cambridge. Part of East Midland Brigade in East Anglian Division. Moved on mobilisation to Romford but soon on to Long Melford, then in September 1914 to Stowlangtoft and on to Bury St Edmunds in November. 15 February 1915 : left the Division and landed at Le Havre. Came under command of 82nd Brigade in 27th Division. 15 November 1915 : transferred to VII Corps Troops and then became a Training Bn for the 3rd Army School at Flixecourt. 29 February 1916 : transferred to 118th Brigade in 39th Division. 9 May 1918 : transferred to 35th Brigade in 12th Division and absorbed more than 400 men from 7th Suffolk Regiment. |
| Action : Natural Causes |
Natural causes is attributed those deaths due to causes that were not directly associated with the war. Included in this are wartime deaths resulting from, for example, theSpanish Influenza pandemic and its associated pneumonia problems and other attributions such as age and exhaustion. It also groups those who through Post Traumatic Stress committed suicide as a result of their experiences.
Detail :
248 Dalkeith (Smalldene): Arthur Hugh Bales Chaplin, b. 1876, worked in his father's drapery business as a buyer. By 1911 he was married to Amelia with a daughter. At some stage he became a partner in Robert Sayle. Before the war he was a lieutenant in the Cambridgeshire Volunteer Regiment. He played an active role in the recruiting rally which took place in Cambridge in January 1914. He applied for a commission and joined 1st Bttn. Cambridge Regiment as a Captain and went to France in early 1915. He was invalided home with double pneumonia within a month or so. He returned to France in February 1916 and was promoted to major on 31st March 1916. He was wounded in action on 14th March 1917 and was admitted to hospital in Boulogne with wounds in the left arm, leg and foot. He was brought over to England on Easter Monday and taken to the Countess of Ridley's Hospital at 10 Carlton House Terrace in London, where he died on 21st May 1917 aged 41. He was buried in Trumpington cemetery. [Source: https://www.stjohntheevangelistcambridge.org]
Probate Record: CHAPLIN, Arthur Hugh Bales of Dalkeith Hills Road, Cambridge. Major H.M. Army died 21st May 1917 at 10 Carlton House Terrace, Middlesex. Administration (with Will limited) London 11th September to Leslie Charles Gwyn Dewing bank official the syndic of the Capital and Counties Bank limited. Effects £14873 19s 1d.
Masonic :
| Type | Lodge Name and No. | Province/District : |
|---|---|---|
| Mother : | Cantabrigia No. 3532 E.C. | Cambridgeshire |
Initiated | Passed | Raised |
22nd November 1911 | 25th January 1912 | 28th February 1912 |
Junior Warden
Source :
The project globally acknowledges the following as sources of information for research across the whole database:
- The Commonwealth War Graves Commission
- The (UK) National Archives
- Ancestry.co.uk - Genealogy, Family Trees & Family History online
- ugle.org.uk - The records of the United Grand Lodge of England including the Library and Museum of Freemasonry
Additional Source:
- Founder Researchers : Paul Masters & Mike McCarthy
- Researcher : Bruce Littley