Walter Edward CAPORN

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Service Number:	1232
Enlisted:	19 July 1915, Perth, Western Australia
Last Rank:	Gunner
Last Unit:	14th Field Artillery Brigade
Born:	Perth, Western Australia, 1892
Home Town:	Perth, Western Australia
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Blacksmith
Died:	Killed in Action, Belgium, 30 September 1917
Cemetery:	The Huts Cemetery, Dickebusch, Belgium
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Kings Park Western Australia State War Memorial, West Leederville War Memorial

19 Jul 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1232, Perth, Western Australia
18 Nov 1915:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1232, 32nd Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '17' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Geelong embarkation_ship_number: A2 public_note: ''
18 Nov 1915:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 1232, 32nd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Geelong, Adelaide
30 Sep 1917:	Involvement AIF WW1, Gunner, 1232, 14th Field Artillery Brigade , Third Ypres, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 1232 awm_unit: 14 Field Artillery Brigade awm_rank: Gunner awm_died_date: 1917-09-30

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