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CAPES, Samuel John
Personal Details
| Service Numbers: | 219, 723 |
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| Enlisted: | 3 November 1914, Enlisted at Liverpool, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 33rd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Uralla, New South Wales, Australia, 1885 |
| Home Town: | Uralla, Uralla, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Bush Labourer |
| Died: | Narrabri, New South Wales, New South Wales, Australia, 1974, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
| Memorials: | Uralla Public School Honour Roll, Uralla St. David's Presbyterian Church |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 3 Nov 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 219, 7th Light Horse Regiment, Enlisted at Liverpool, NSW | |
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| 20 Dec 1914: | Involvement Private, 219, 7th Light Horse Regiment, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '2' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Ayrshire embarkation_ship_number: A33 public_note: '' | |
| 20 Dec 1914: | Embarked Private, 219, 7th Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Ayrshire, Sydney | |
| 31 Dec 1914: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 219, 7th Light Horse Regiment, Discharged at Albany, WA for refusing to be vacinated | |
| 11 Nov 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 723, 33rd Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Boggabri, NSW | |
| 4 May 1916: | Involvement Private, 723, 33rd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '17' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Marathon embarkation_ship_number: A74 public_note: '' | |
| 4 May 1916: | Embarked Private, 723, 33rd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Marathon, Sydney | |
| 17 Apr 1918: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 723, 33rd Infantry Battalion, Gassed | |
| 19 Aug 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 723, 33rd Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 2nd Military District |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Samuel J. Capes and Sophia Capes of Uralla, NSW
Commenced return to Australia 20 May 1919 aboard HT Nestor disembarking on 4 July 1919
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal