page_title: Chapman James Clare
hierarchical_section_title: Chapman James Clare
caption_attribution_description: English: Chapman James Clare (23 June 1853 – 28 September 1940) was a British sailor who worked on merchant vessels, then on Australian government ships, and after formation of the Royal Australian Navy as a senior naval officer. This portrait was published in The Adelaide Chronicle, 5 July 1902. It is provided by the State Library of South Australia, item B 11110, designated as having 'no known copyright restrictions'
context_page_description: Chapman James Clare CMG was a British sailor who worked on merchant vessels, then on Australian government ships, and after formation of the Royal Australian Navy as a senior naval officer. He served during the Boxer Rebellion and World War I. It was on his suggestion that the Coastwatchers organisation was established in 1919. The coastwatchers played an important role during World War II.
context_section_description: Chapman James Clare CMG (23 June 1853 – 28 September 1940) was a British sailor who worked on merchant vessels, then on Australian government ships, and after formation of the Royal Australian Navy as a senior naval officer. He served during the Boxer Rebellion (1899–1901) and World War I (1914–1918). It was on his suggestion that the Coastwatchers organisation was established in 1919. The coastwatchers played an important role during World War II.
caption: Chapman James Clare from The Adelaide Chronicle, 5 July 1902
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