Commemorated: | |||
| 1. Memorial: | Arras Flying Services Memorial | ||
| 2. Book: | The (1921) Masonic Roll of Honour 1914-1918 | Pg.118 | |
| 3. Memorial: | The (1940) Scroll - WW1 Roll of Honour | 41C GQS | |
Awards & Titles: | |||
Family :
Son of Mary Alice Chapman, of 9, The Quadrangle, Herne Hill, London, and the late J. W. T. Chapman.Service Life:
Campaigns:
- The First World War 1914-1918, World-wide.
| Unit / Ship / Est.: 60th Sqdn. |
| Action : The Arras Offensive and associated actions |
9 April - 16 June 1917. The Arras Offensive consisted of a series of linked attacks starting with the Anglo Canadian assault on the dominant Vimy Ridge feature through the battles in the Scarpe River valley and up to the assaults on the Hindenburg line in the summer of 1917.
Detail :
Died of Wounds received on 14 April 1917 in Nieuport 17 B1523. Barnes SIXTY SQUADRON R.A.F, A HISTORY OF THE SQUADRON FROM ITS FORMATION, GROUP-CAPTAIN A. J. L. SCOTT, Published 1920 One week-end in April, the 14th, 15th, and 16th, was especially unlucky, as on Saturday A Flight went out six machines strong (full strength) and only one returned. On the next day, Sunday, B Flight, five strong, lost two pilots : one, Milot, a French-Canadian Major, who was killed ; the other, Hervey, who had already gained two Military Crosses as an observer and promised very well, was forced to land on the other side by antiaircraft fire. On this patrol Bishop, who had just been promoted captain, got two Huns and a balloon, having had five or six combats. On Monday C Flight (Bishop's) went out without the flight commander, and only one, Young, returned ; this meant that in three days ten out of eighteen pilots were lost, and had to be replaced from England by officers who had never flown this particular type of machine, because there were none in England. 60 Squadron inc BALL and BISHOP
Masonic :
| Type | Lodge Name and No. | Province/District : |
|---|---|---|
| Mother : | Royal Engineers No. 2599 E.C. | London |
Initiated | Passed | Raised |
1st June 1912 | 28th September 1912 | 26th October 1912 |
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