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CAPPER, Basil Belgrave
Personal Details
| Service Number: | Officer |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 3 May 1915 |
| Last Rank: | Lieutenant |
| Last Unit: | 6th Light Horse Regiment |
| Born: | Maitland, New South Wales, Australia, 2 April 1884 |
| Home Town: | Maitland, Maitland Municipality, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Maitland Boys' High School, Maitland, New South Wales |
| Occupation: | Grazier |
| Died: | Natural causes, Pymble, New South Wales, Australia, 20 November 1932, aged 48 years |
| Cemetery: |
Rookwood Cemetery & Crematorium Cremated |
| Memorials: | Maitland High School Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 3 May 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, 12th Light Horse Regiment | |
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| 13 Jun 1915: | Embarked 12th Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Suevic, Sydney | |
| 13 Jun 1915: | Involvement 12th Light Horse Regiment, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '3' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Suevic embarkation_ship_number: A29 public_note: '' | |
| 29 Aug 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, 6th Light Horse Regiment, ANZAC / Gallipoli | |
| 29 Aug 1915: | Transferred AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, 6th Light Horse Regiment | |
| 4 Oct 1915: | Promoted AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 6th Light Horse Regiment | |
| 7 Oct 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 6th Light Horse Regiment, HT Caledonian for invaliding to Gibraltar - admitted to General Hospital for treatment of apendicitis. | |
| 16 Nov 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 6th Light Horse Regiment, HS Morea, Gibraltar for transfer to England - admitted 3rd London General Hospital, Wandsworth on 20 November 1915. | |
| 24 Dec 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 6th Light Horse Regiment, Joined HT Medina at Marseilles, paying own way, for invaliding to Australia - disembarking Sydney 11 February 1916. | |
| 26 May 1916: | Discharged AIF WW1, Lieutenant, Officer, 6th Light Horse Regiment, Medically unfit |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Elizabeth Allen
Basil Belgrave CAPPER was born in Maitland on 2nd April, 1884
His parents were Henry (Harry ) Hyne CAPPER & Lydia BELGRAVE
He married Vera CLIFT in NSW in 1912
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