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Military service
Service number:
G/793
Age:
24
Rank:
Trooper
Force:
Army
Unit/Regiment:
8th Princess Louise's (New Brunswick) Hussars, R.C.A.C.
Division:
'B' Squadron
Birth:
December 12, 1919
Death:
September 13, 1944
Burial/memorial information
Grave reference:
I, F, 9.
Additional information
Son of Percy and Gertrude M. Chapman, of Mt. Middleton, Kings Co., New Brunswick. Ralph's brother Harold also served with the 8th Princess Louise's (New Brunswick) Hussars.
Digital gallery of Trooper Ralph Morris Chapman
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Book
The book of Heroes at the entrance to the cemetery -
Grave marker
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Entrance
Entrance to Coriano Cemetery -
Paying respects
I (Mark Chapman), great nephew to Ralph, visited his grave site in 2011 -
Photo 2 of Ralph Chapman
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Photo of Ralph Chapman
Trooper Ralph Morris Chapman from Mt. Middleton, New Brunswick. <br>Ralph served with B Squadron, 8th Princess Louise's (New Brunswick) Hussars during WWII and passed away as a result of combat wounds on 13 September 1944. He fought and died at Coriano Ridge, Italy. Ralph's brother Harold also served with the same unit and currently resides in Peticodiac, NB. -
Coriano Ridge War Cemetery
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Entrance
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Photo of Ralph Chapman
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Photo of Ralph Chapman
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Photo of Ralph Chapman
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Brothers
Ralph is seen here posing with his brother Harold Chapman. -
Letter
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Letter
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Gravemarker
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Photo of Harold Chapman
Brother of Ralph Chapman. -
Photo of Alice Chapman
Sister of Ralph Chapman -
Grave Marker
Ralph's modern gravesite -
Newspaper clipping
From the Saint John (New Brunswick) Telegraph Journal newspaper c.1944. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
Digital gallery of
Trooper Ralph Morris Chapman
Digital gallery of
Trooper Ralph Morris Chapman
Digital gallery of
Trooper Ralph Morris Chapman
Digital gallery of
Trooper Ralph Morris Chapman
Digital gallery of
Trooper Ralph Morris Chapman
Digital gallery of
Trooper Ralph Morris Chapman
Digital gallery of
Trooper Ralph Morris Chapman
Digital gallery of
Trooper Ralph Morris Chapman
Digital gallery of
Trooper Ralph Morris Chapman
In the Books of Remembrance
Commemorated on:
Page 271 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance.
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