ralphjd Posted 11 October , 2013 Share Posted 11 October , 2013 Local news North West Tonight any info on a Peter Chapman 16th Batt Lancashire Fusiliers came from Worsley apparantly , seeking relatives if any survive to return the plaque to his family. Help anyone. Ralph. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sandie Hayes Posted 11 October , 2013 Share Posted 11 October , 2013 I saw this too. He was Corporal 15016 16th Battalion, Lancashire Fusiliers Killed in action on 26th August 1918. He was the husband of Ellen Chapman, 20 Staveley Road, Poolsbrook, Chesterfield and the son of Peter (coal miner) and Mary Chapman of Rake Lane, Clifton, Manchester. In 1911 Peter Chapman was working as a Collier (underground waggoner) and living with his wife and her parents at 21 Dumbell Street, Pendlebury. Peter and Ellen married in October 1910. They had a daughter, Mary, in July 1913. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ralphjd Posted 11 October , 2013 Author Share Posted 11 October , 2013 Chance that Mary married and had children, could be that there are relatives out there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coldstreamer Posted 12 October , 2013 Share Posted 12 October , 2013 What made this a news story? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ralphjd Posted 12 October , 2013 Author Share Posted 12 October , 2013 It is/was a local bit of news, a chap "found" the plaque in his attic, been there for 40 years (the plaque I mean not the chap), not the only discovery ever but it filled in a gap I suppose in the news. Ralph. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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