CAPPER, Sidney Roby
Service Number: | 1579 |
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Enlisted: | 30 August 1915, Enlisted at Adelaide, SA |
Last Rank: | Driver |
Last Unit: | 11th Field Artillery Brigade |
Born: | Adelaide, South Australia, 12 April 1880 |
Home Town: | Adelaide, South Australia |
Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
Occupation: | Labourer |
Died: | 27 December 1949, aged 69 years, cause of death not yet discovered, place of death not yet discovered |
Cemetery: |
AIF Cemetery, West Terrace Cemetery, Adelaide, South Australia Kendrew Oval, Row 15, Grave 35 |
Memorials: | North Adelaide Christ Church Honour Board |
World War 1 Service
30 Aug 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1579, 3rd Light Horse Regiment, Enlisted at Adelaide, SA | |
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18 Nov 1915: | Involvement Private, 1579, 3rd Light Horse Regiment, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '1' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Geelong embarkation_ship_number: A2 public_note: '' | |
18 Nov 1915: | Embarked Private, 1579, 3rd Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Geelong, Adelaide | |
1 Mar 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 4th Divisional Ammunition Column, From 3rd Light Horse Regiment | |
21 Apr 1916: | Promoted AIF WW1, Gunner, 4th Divisional Ammunition Column | |
24 May 1916: | Promoted AIF WW1, Driver, 4th Divisional Ammunition Column | |
23 Dec 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Driver, 11th Field Artillery Brigade , From 4th Divisional Ammunition Column | |
14 Nov 1917: | Discharged AIF WW1, Driver, 1579, 11th Field Artillery Brigade , Discharged at the 4th Military District as overage but suitable for home service |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Christian name sometimes spelt Sydney Roby Capper.
Son of William Capper and Rebecca Capper nee Allsop of Adelaide, SA
Husband of Alice Capper nee Dale of McLaren Street, Adelaide, SA. Sidney and Alice were married on 28 August 1915 in the Adelaide Registry Office, SA. Father of Sydney Harold Capper
Commenced return to Australia on 22 July 1917 aboard HT Nestor disembarking on 21 September 1917
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal