Private Frederick Lester Chapman of the 1st/8th Battalion, Sherwood

[agedpink]

Remembering today a brave Derbyshire Lad. Private 204577, Frederick Lester Chapman of the 1st/8th Battalion, Sherwood Foresters. Who died of his wounds on Sunday the 17th of March 1918 aged 29. Fred was born and enlisted in Tideswell Derbyshire. He was the son of Frederick and Mary Elizabeth Chapman, of Tideswell Derbyshire and is buried in CHOCQUES MILITARY CEMETERY, Pas de Calais, France.

RIP Fred

[JimSmithson]

I know Tideswell pretty well - they would have been very sad to lose him in the village.

God Bless

Jim

[agedpink]

It's a small beautiful Peaks village so I assume that everyone would know everyone and the death of one of the sons of the village would have been felt very keenly.

[richardIII]

Proud to remember him on the aniversary of his death,

Richard

[stevem49]

My family go way back in and around Tideswell and the Chapman family are related by marriage. Most lived at Cressbrook which came under Tideswell.

Never forgotten

Steve M

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Rest in Peace.

[agedpink]

Hi Steve

i'm often in or around Tideswell so if there is any research I can do for you please let me know

Regards Richard

[stevem49]

Thanks Richard.

Tideswell, Great Longstone, Little Longstone and Edensor Cemeteries are full of my family!

My Gt Gt Grandfather had three farms in the area Monsal Dale and Gt Longstone.

Cheers

Steve