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1922 an Emily B Pasley married a Herbert R Chapman at
Solihull.
In the last quarter of 1954 Herbert R Chapman’s death was
registered at Oundle. He was 60 years old.
Probate for Mr Herbert Raymond Chapman of Bridge House,
Kings Cliffe, who died on 5th October 1954, was administered
by his widow Emily Beatrice Chapman. He left £141.
CLARE John Edward
Gunner 100002 Royal Garrison Artillery
Gunner 348553, No 4 Siege Battery, Royal Garrison
Artillery
Born 1892 in Crowland, John was the son of Samuel and Mary
Clare.
The family moved to Kings Cliffe around 1906 and in 1911 they
lived at Law’s Lawn.
John moved back to Crowland around 1913 and married Mabel
Elizabeth Lane there. They had two children in the next three
years. He was called up on 29th June 1916 and joined the
Royal Garrison Artillery. He trained in England for just over a
year and then embarked for France at the end of July 1917. The
British were involved in the third battle of Ypres as he arrived.
Being part of a heavy artillery battery he would have been
stationed some way back from the front. This didn’t mean that
they weren’t under fire as the enemy artillery would be targeting
them with shells and gas.
On 25th June 1918 he was admitted to Rouen hospital with
influenza, a strain that was sweeping the world and killed three
times as many people worldwide as were killed in WW1.
John survived this illness but was back in hospital again two
months later, having been gassed with phosgene gas. This kept
him in hospital for five weeks before he returned to his unit. The
gassing continued to affect him and in March 1919 he returned
to the UK and was released from the army.
After the war his sister, Mary Emma, married another Kings
Cliffe soldier, Horace Carrington.
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Solihull.
In the last quarter of 1954 Herbert R Chapman’s death was
registered at Oundle. He was 60 years old.
Probate for Mr Herbert Raymond Chapman of Bridge House,
Kings Cliffe, who died on 5th October 1954, was administered
by his widow Emily Beatrice Chapman. He left £141.
CLARE John Edward
Gunner 100002 Royal Garrison Artillery
Gunner 348553, No 4 Siege Battery, Royal Garrison
Artillery
Born 1892 in Crowland, John was the son of Samuel and Mary
Clare.
The family moved to Kings Cliffe around 1906 and in 1911 they
lived at Law’s Lawn.
John moved back to Crowland around 1913 and married Mabel
Elizabeth Lane there. They had two children in the next three
years. He was called up on 29th June 1916 and joined the
Royal Garrison Artillery. He trained in England for just over a
year and then embarked for France at the end of July 1917. The
British were involved in the third battle of Ypres as he arrived.
Being part of a heavy artillery battery he would have been
stationed some way back from the front. This didn’t mean that
they weren’t under fire as the enemy artillery would be targeting
them with shells and gas.
On 25th June 1918 he was admitted to Rouen hospital with
influenza, a strain that was sweeping the world and killed three
times as many people worldwide as were killed in WW1.
John survived this illness but was back in hospital again two
months later, having been gassed with phosgene gas. This kept
him in hospital for five weeks before he returned to his unit. The
gassing continued to affect him and in March 1919 he returned
to the UK and was released from the army.
After the war his sister, Mary Emma, married another Kings
Cliffe soldier, Horace Carrington.
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