Buried in Landour General Cemetery

[aradgick]

I've found these entries for a local man I have been researching:

CWGC

CHAPLIN, HENRY

Rank: Private

Service No: 23852

Date of Death: 24/06/1916

Age: 27

Regiment/Service: Bedfordshire Regiment 1st Garrison Bn.

Panel Reference: Face 11.

Memorial: MADRAS 1914-1918 WAR MEMORIAL, CHENNAI

Additional Information:

Son of William and Annie Chaplin, of South Hill Park, Bracknell, Berkshire. Buried in Landour General Cemetery.

SDGW

Name: Henry Chaplin

Birth Place: Bracknell, Berks

Residence: Bracknell

Death Date: 24 Jun 1916

Death Location: India

Enlistment Location: Chichester

Rank: Private

Regiment: Bedfordshire Regiment

Battalion: 1st Garrison Battalion

Number: 23852

Type of Casualty: Died

Theatre of War: Asiatic Theatres

Comments: Formerly 8260, R. Sussex Regt.

Wikipaedia tells me there was a sanitorium built in Landour and used from 1827, which was used as British Military Hospital specialising in tropical diseases from early in the 20th century.

Would this imply Henry Chaplin died from a tropical disease or was the sanitorium used to treat other afflictions during WWI?

[Guest]

Hi Aradgick,

I know this was left quite sometime ago now but I was wondering if you ever found out the answer to your question or any other details relating to Henry Chaplin? He's a relation of mine and I would love to know any information you might have on him or the Chaplin Tree.

Kind regards, 

Samantha

[Michelle Young]

Welcome to the forum. @aradgickhasn’t been on the forum for a while.  You could try sending him a private message. 
Michelle 

[Matlock1418]

2 hours ago, Hampton3 said:

I know this was left quite sometime ago now but I was wondering if you ever found out the answer to your question or any other details relating to Henry Chaplin? He's a relation of mine and I would love to know any information you might have on him or the Chaplin Tree.

Welcome to GWF.

There are a number of pension cards at the Western Front Association / Fold3 if you search using Chaplin 23852

Sadly Henry appears to be just one of three Chaplin brothers for whom a dependant's pension claim was made by mother, Annie, and father, William - respective addresses: The Stables, South Hill Park, Brockwell (1926) and later Keepers Cottage, South Hill Park, Brockwell (1944) it seems.

Henry, 23852, Bedfordshire Regiment

John, 225546, Machine Gun Corps

George, 23528, Northamptonshire Regiment

M

[MaureenE]

There is a burial record image on Findmypast which indicates that Henry Chaplin died of enteric fever. 

Definition: "When enteric fever is caused by Salmonella enterica serovar Typhi, it is known as typhoid fever and when due to S. enterica serovar Paratyphi A, B, or C, it is called paratyphoid fever".

Maureen

[alf mcm]

The Register of Soldiers Effects shows that he died in Moosoon.

His war gratuity was £3, so he hadn't been in the army for very long.

Regards,

Alf McM

[aradgick]

Samantha,

I see there is some information about Henry in other replies.

I have a little about his life before enlisting, but minimal information about his military service. He was a member of a Sussex Territorial Battalion when war broke out, but may have been considered unfit for active service, I have a lot more information on his brothers George and John.

Regards,

Andrew