CHAPMAN, James Henry

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Known as: 
Jim
Rank: 
Marine
Unit / Base: 
40RM Commando
Prior Police Service: 
Bedfordshire Constabulary
Regiment/Corps: 
Royal Marines
Service: 
Royal Navy
Service Number: 
CH/X109475
Honours & Awards: 
Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE)
Born: 
Thursday, January 10, 1924
Died : 
Saturday, August 25, 1990
Place died or last resided: 
Luton, Bedfordshire
Age: 
66
Jim Chapman (40RM Cdo)
1941 Police Cadet Luton, Bedfordshire. 1942 volunteered for the commandos. Wounded at Anzio in 1944. Leg amputated. Returned to Luton Police 1945 and joined Luton Council in 1946. Secretary of the Luton War Memorial Fund. 31 December 1983, Head of Administrative Services, Luton Borough Council, appointed M.B.E. (Civil Division). Member of the Commando Association.
 
Sources
Obituaries in Commando Association newsletter 92 (1991).
List of RM Commandos from RY (former CA Sec and CBF).
MBE - London Gazette 49583, page 13.
[Image] Obituary in the Luton News, 5 Sept. 1990 p3.
 
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