Battered remains of an envelope originally containing John Henry Chapman’s last letter (dated October 1918) to his younger brother Will Chapman, then serving in Northern France. It was returned to sender, arriving just under a year later marked ‘Deceased’. Will died 27th November 1918 in an army hospital in the town of Caudry, northern France, the victim of influenza, and is buried in the military cemetery there.
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Last Letter to Will Chapman
Identification
- Object type
- Correspondence
- Date
- 1918
- Digitisation ID
- COMM1499786625
- Held In
- IMCA Digital Archive
Creation
- Created By
- John Chapman
Object rights
- License
- No Known Restrictions