Police Constable Mosley Somerville Chapman

Mosley Somerville Chapman, Police Constable #276 of the Toronto Police Force, was a single young man originally from Uxbridge, Ontario, who lived at 154 Crawford St, Unit 1.

On August 10^th 1915, Constable Chapman enlisted with the 83^rd Battalion(Queen's Own Rifles), CEF, in Toronto. He sailed to England on the SS Olympic for further training, and by June 1916 was serving in France with the 4^th Battalion, Canadian Mounted Rifles. On September 13^th 1916, during the Somme offensive, Chapman was shot in the thigh, and evacuated. He endured numerous operations over the following months and his wounds became septic. On March 19^th 1917, an amputation was performed as a last resort. Chapman ultimately died of his wounds on Sunday, April 1^st 1917, at Kitchener Hospital in Brighton, England.

Constable Mosley Somerville Chapman lies buried in the Brighton City (Bear Road) Cemetery.