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CAPON, Murt
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 2757 |
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| Enlisted: | 18 July 1916, RAS Showground, Sydney |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 45th Infantry Battalion (WW1) |
| Born: | Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 1886 |
| Home Town: | Marrickville, Marrickville, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Unknown |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 23 February 1917 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France) |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 18 Jul 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2757, 45th Infantry Battalion (WW1), RAS Showground, Sydney | |
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| 7 Oct 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2757, 45th Infantry Battalion (WW1), --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '19' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Ceramic embarkation_ship_number: A40 public_note: '' | |
| 7 Oct 1916: | Embarked Private, 2757, 45th Infantry Battalion (WW1), HMAT Ceramic, Sydney |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Elizabeth Allen
Murt was born as Murtough CAPON in Sydney in 1886
His parents were Charles Frederick CAPON & Johanna Mary McNAMARA who married in Sydney on 25th January, 1883
He enlisted in the Royal Agricultural Showground in Sydney on 18th July, 1916 and embarked on the HMAT Ceramic with the 45th Infantry Battalion, 6th Reinforcements on 7th October, 1916
Murt was Killed in Action in France on 23rd February, 1917 - no known grave
His name is memorialised on the Villers Bretonneux Memorial & the Australian War Memorial
"In a heroes grave he lies at rest"
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