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Lance-Corporal Jesse Gilbert John Chapman
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TitleLance-Corporal Jesse Gilbert John ChapmanAlternative NameGilbertSummaryA soldier in World War One. DescriptionAlthough his full name was Jesse Gilbert John he preferred to be known as Gilbert and enlisted as such. Gilbert was born at Hororata on 5th April 1887, second son of Neave and Mary Jane Chapman. He married, after enlisting, Amelia Miller Phillips at her mother’s home at Glenroy on 20th June 1916. His daughter Ella Phillips Chapman was born after her father left to serve and never met her father. He was educated at the Hororata School and after leaving school he was employed by Mr F. J. Savill, Hororata station. Later he took up contract farming with his brother. He was greatly respected in the district for his honesty and fair dealing. He was 6ft tall with a dark complexion, grey eyes and dark brown hair.
Gilbert enlisted on 4th April 1916 and was assigned to the 15th Reinforcements, Canterbury Infantry Battalion, C Company. After training at Trentham he embarked from Wellington on 26th July on board the Waitemata. He landed at Devonport on 3rd October and marched into Sling Camp the same day. He left for France on 20th October and marched into to Base Depot at Etaples the next day. He joined the 2nd Battalion Canterbury Regiment in the field on 8th November 1916. All went well until 10th June 1917 when he was evacuated to hospital sick with urticaria, otherwise known as hives. Four days later he was able to return to his unit. He was detached to the 2nd Army Rest Camp on 16th July returning on 20th July. On 29 October he was appointed Lance Corporal to replace another who had been sent to hospital. He was detached to HQ on 29 February 1918 presumably for training. He was evacuated to hospital on 15 May with influenza but was able to return after three days. He was wounded in action on 28th August during the action around Bapaume. Sadly he died of his wounds in the advanced dressing station on 29 August 1918 and was later buried in the Achiet-le-Grand Communal Cemetery Extension, Pas-de-Calais. In New Zealand Jesse Gilbert John is remembered on the Hororata War Memorial. His wife remarried in 1925 to Arnold Purser Tuer of Hororata.
First NameGilbert JohnLast NameChapmanFamilyMarried to Amelia Miller PhillipsSecond son of Neave and Mary Jane ChapmanDate of Birth5 April 1887Place of BirthHororataDate of Death29 August 1918Place of DeathFranceCause of DeathDied of wounds
Gilbert enlisted on 4th April 1916 and was assigned to the 15th Reinforcements, Canterbury Infantry Battalion, C Company. After training at Trentham he embarked from Wellington on 26th July on board the Waitemata. He landed at Devonport on 3rd October and marched into Sling Camp the same day. He left for France on 20th October and marched into to Base Depot at Etaples the next day. He joined the 2nd Battalion Canterbury Regiment in the field on 8th November 1916. All went well until 10th June 1917 when he was evacuated to hospital sick with urticaria, otherwise known as hives. Four days later he was able to return to his unit. He was detached to the 2nd Army Rest Camp on 16th July returning on 20th July. On 29 October he was appointed Lance Corporal to replace another who had been sent to hospital. He was detached to HQ on 29 February 1918 presumably for training. He was evacuated to hospital on 15 May with influenza but was able to return after three days. He was wounded in action on 28th August during the action around Bapaume. Sadly he died of his wounds in the advanced dressing station on 29 August 1918 and was later buried in the Achiet-le-Grand Communal Cemetery Extension, Pas-de-Calais. In New Zealand Jesse Gilbert John is remembered on the Hororata War Memorial. His wife remarried in 1925 to Arnold Purser Tuer of Hororata.
First NameGilbert JohnLast NameChapmanFamilyMarried to Amelia Miller PhillipsSecond son of Neave and Mary Jane ChapmanDate of Birth5 April 1887Place of BirthHororataDate of Death29 August 1918Place of DeathFranceCause of DeathDied of wounds
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CollectionSoldiers of Selwyn World War OneImageHororata War MemorialMore InformationAuckland War Memorial Cenotaph
Military Service
Memorial or CemeteryAchiet-le-Grand Communal Cemetery ExtensionHororata War MemorialRegiment or ServiceCanterbury Infantry BattalionEnlistment Details4th April 1916Service Number15490 Embarkation26th July 1916Place of EmbarkationWellingtonTransportWaitemataReinforcement15th Reinforcements
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Researched ByL. M. Seaton
Lance-Corporal Jesse Gilbert John Chapman. Selwyn Stories, accessed 06/06/2026, https://selwynstories.selwynlibraries.co.nz/nodes/view/527