Western Front casualty British War Medal awarded to Private W. Chapman, 2nd/5th Battalion, King’s Own Yorkshire Light Infantry who saw service on the Western Front and was killed in action on 3rd May 1917. Having no known grave he is remembered on the Arras Memorial.
British War Medal 1914-1919; (2926 PTE. W. CHAPMAN. K.O.Y.L.I.)
Condition: Good Very Fine
Walter Chapman enlisted at Pontefract and saw service as a Private (No. 2926, later No. 240535) with the 2nd/5th Battalion, King’s Own Yorkshire Light Infantry on the Western Front. He was killed in action on 3rd May 1917 and having no known grave he is remembered on the Arras Memorial.
