Great War Dundee
This is Dundee's story of those that served in the First World War, and of the people left at home
David Chaplin
Military Information
- Date of enlistment:
- Place of enlistment:
- Service no: S/17919
- Rank: Lance Corporal
- Service Occupation:
- Awards:
- Regiment/Service: Gordon Highlanders
- Unit/Ship: 4th Battalion
- Place of Death: Belgium
- Age at Death: 25
- Date of Death: 13.04.1918
- Burial Country: Belgium
- Cemetery: Ploegsteert Memorial
- Grave/Mem Ref no: Panel 9
Personal Information
- Date of Birth:
- Place of Birth: Kirriemuir
- Address:
- Occupation:
- Mother:
Jane Stewart Chaplin, Milton of Craigie, Dundee
- Father:
David Chaplin, Milton of Craigie, Dundee
- Siblings:
Thomas & William
- Spouse:
Jemima Chaplin, Andersons Buildings, Inverkeilor
- Children:
David, born 23.08.1916
More about David Chaplin
David has no known grave but is remembered on The Ploegsteert Memorial. For reasons unknown David is not listed on the original Dundee Roll of Honour.
David Chaplin S/17919 Gordon Highlanders
CHAPLIN―Lance-Corporal David Chaplin, No. 17919, 1/4th Gordon Highlanders, 14th Platoon, D Company, wounded and missing on 11th April 1918. Wife inquires―Mrs Chaplin, Village, Inverkeilor, Montrose, or mother―Mrs D. Chaplin, Milton of Craigie by Dundee.
Dundee People’s Journal 8th March 1919
Information and gravemarker image very kindly supplied by Karen Mitchell
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