littlehand
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| Subject: SIR John Henry George Chapple, K.C.B., C.V.O., Royal Navy Wed 14 Sep 2011 - 12:14 | |
| "Sir John Henry George Chapple, Paymaster Rear-Adm. KCB 1918 (CB 1911); CVO 1916 (MVO 1901)
Born 4 Dec. 1859; m 1893, Edith Blanche, d of Rev. William Dyson; died 5 March 1925
Deputy Keeper of the Privy Purse since 1922; Assistant Treasurer to the King, 1920; Secretary HM Privy Purse, 1918–22; served on HM Yacht Victoria and Albert
Clerk of Shah during engagement with Peruvian turret-ship Huascar, 1877; served Zulu War, 1879 (medal and clasp); Egyptian War, 1882 (medal, clasp, Khedive’s bronze star, 5th class Medjidie); Souakim, 1884 (clasp); European War, 1914–17 (KCB)
On the occasion of King George V's coronation he was appointed an Additional Member of the Third Class, or Companion, in the Military Division of the Most Honourable Order of the Bath (C.B.) on 19 June, 1911.
He was appointed an Additional Member of the Second Class, or Knight Commander, in the Civil Division of the Order of the Bath (K.C.B.) on 1st January, 1918"
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| Subject: Re: SIR John Henry George Chapple, K.C.B., C.V.O., Royal Navy Thu 29 Sep 2011 - 21:27 | |
| John Henry George Chapple was a Clerk on HMS Shah. Landed with the Naval brigade from that ship. He served with the Eshowe Relief column and was at the Battle of Gingindlovu. During the second phase of the war he accompanied the naval brigade to Port Durnford. Chapple served ashore from 7 Mar '79 to 21 Jul '79. Awarded the South Africa Medal with clasp “1879”. Confirmed on the Medal Roll
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Posts : 10882 Join date : 2009-04-07 Age : 68 Location : Melbourne, Australia
| Subject: Sir John Henry George Chapple KCB , CVO , Royal Navy. Fri 30 Sep 2011 - 2:02 | |
| Hi Graves . He is certainly on the Roll . . cheers 90th. |
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1879graves
Posts : 3362 Join date : 2009-03-03 Location : Devon
| Subject: Re: SIR John Henry George Chapple, K.C.B., C.V.O., Royal Navy Fri 30 Sep 2011 - 7:28 | |
| :lol!: :lol!: :lol!: I have woke up and had a better look and found him listed on the medal roll Many thanks all |
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gardner1879
Posts : 3458 Join date : 2021-01-04
| Subject: Re: SIR John Henry George Chapple, K.C.B., C.V.O., Royal Navy Tue 27 Sep 2022 - 9:38 | |
| [You must be registered and logged in to see this image.] Belfast Telegraph - Thursday 02 September 1915 |
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