John Henry CASPERS

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CASPERS, John Henry

Service Number:	19360
Enlisted:	Not yet discovered
Last Rank:	Sapper
Last Unit:	1st to 5th Divisional Signal Companies
Born:	Arnhem, Holland, 1891
Home Town:	Wayville, Unley, South Australia
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Clerk
Died:	Springbank, SA, 23 October 1950, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery:	West Terrace Cemetery (AIF Section) Section: KO, Road: 7, Site No: 37
Memorials:	Unley Goodwood Presbyterian Church WW1 Roll of Honor, Unley Town Hall WW1 Honour Board

World War 1 Service

3 Sep 1917:	Involvement Sapper, 19360, 1st to 5th Divisional Signal Companies, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '7' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Kyarra embarkation_ship_number: A55 public_note: ''
3 Sep 1917:	Embarked Sapper, 19360, 1st to 5th Divisional Signal Companies, HMAT Kyarra, Sydney
11 Nov 1918:	Involvement Sapper, 19360
Date unknown:	Wounded 19360

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Biography

Born Arnhem, Holland
Son of Edward CASPERS
Husband of Mary Anita Elizabeth CASPERS nee DRISCOLL
Of Rose Terrace, Wayville, SA
Occupation prior to enlistment Clerk
Enlisted 10 July 1915 at Keswick, SA
Served in Egypt
Returned to Australia 03 October 1918 per 'Wiltshire'
Died 23 October 1950 at Repatriation Hospital, Springbank, SA
Aged 59 years
Resided 49 Richmond Road, Westbourne Park, SA
Occupation Salesman
Buried West Terrace Cemetery Kendrew Oval Row 7 Site 37

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