CAPPER, Francis Pearce
Service Number: | 250 |
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Enlisted: | 1 May 1915, Enlisted in NSW |
Last Rank: | Lieutenant |
Last Unit: | 1st Divisional Ammunition Column |
Born: | Aberdeen, Scotland, 25 January 1889 |
Home Town: | Randwick, Randwick, New South Wales |
Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
Occupation: | Wool Classer |
Died: | Queensland, Australia, 6 September 1947, aged 58 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
Memorials: | Mackay Old Town Hall Honour Roll, Sarina War Memorial |
World War 1 Service
1 May 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 250, 26th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted in NSW | |
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24 May 1915: | Involvement Private, 250, 26th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '15' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Ascanius embarkation_ship_number: A11 public_note: '' | |
24 May 1915: | Embarked Private, 250, 26th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ascanius, Brisbane | |
19 Mar 1916: | Promoted AIF WW1, Corporal | |
15 Apr 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Corporal, Trench Mortar Battery | |
27 May 1916: | Promoted AIF WW1, Sergeant | |
10 Apr 1918: | Transferred AIF WW1, Sergeant, 1st Division Artillery | |
1 May 1918: | Transferred AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, 1st Divisional Ammunition Column, From Royal Artillery Cadet School | |
10 May 1918: | Promoted AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, 1st Divisional Ammunition Column | |
10 Jul 1918: | Promoted AIF WW1, Lieutenant | |
19 May 1920: | Discharged AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 1st Divisional Ammunition Column, Discharged at the 2nd Military District |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Address at the time of enlistment was Bridge Street, Sydney, NSW of Randwick, NSW. Other calling was Sugar Farmer
Son of William Henry Capper and Mary Hannah Capper nee Pearce of Botany Street, Randwick, NSW
Commenced return to Australia on 7 November 1919 aboard HT Marathon disembarking on the 1 January 1920
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal