CAPPER, Arthur George
Service Number: | 9893 |
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Enlisted: | 22 October 1915, Enlisted at Sydney, NSW |
Last Rank: | Gunner |
Last Unit: | 5th Divisional Ammunition Column |
Born: | Burslem, Staffordshire, England, January 1890 |
Home Town: | Concord, Canada Bay, New South Wales |
Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
Occupation: | Draughtsman |
Died: | Ryde, New South Wales, Australia, 16 September 1969, cause of death not yet discovered |
Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
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World War 1 Service
22 Oct 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Gunner, 9893, 1st Field Artillery Brigade, Enlisted at Sydney, NSW | |
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17 Dec 1915: | Involvement Gunner, 9893, 1st Field Artillery Brigade, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '3' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Berrima embarkation_ship_number: A35 public_note: '' | |
17 Dec 1915: | Embarked Gunner, 9893, 1st Field Artillery Brigade, HMAT Berrima, Sydney | |
22 Mar 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Gunner, 15th Field Artillery Brigade | |
31 May 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Gunner, 5th Divisional Ammunition Column, From 15th Field Artillery Brigade | |
25 Jan 1918: | Transferred AIF WW1, Gunner, 5th Division Trench Mortar Brigade, From 5th Divisional Ammunition Column | |
21 Mar 1918: | Transferred AIF WW1, Gunner, 5th Divisional Ammunition Column, From the 5th Division Trench Mortar Brigade | |
27 Mar 1918: | Wounded AIF WW1, Gunner, 9893, 5th Divisional Ammunition Column, Gassed. Transferred to England on 3 April 1918 | |
21 Sep 1918: | Discharged AIF WW1, Gunner, 9893, 5th Divisional Ammunition Column, Discharged at the 2nd Military District as medically unfit |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Alfred Capper and Hannah Capper of 'Leura', Alton Avenue, Concord, NSW formerly of Burslem, England. Brother of Alfred Capper who returned to Australia on 14 February 1918 having served with the Field Company Engineers
Commenced return to Australia on 7 June 1918 aboard HT Essex disembarking on the 1 August 1918
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
During 1933c Arthur married Margaret F. Lambert in Canterbury, NSW