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CAPPER, George Alfred
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 8370 |
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| Enlisted: | 9 August 1915, at Adelaide |
| Last Rank: | Gunner |
| Last Unit: | 6th Field Artillery Brigade |
| Born: | Yankalilla, South Australia, 29 December 1887 |
| Home Town: | Torrensville, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Chainman, survey depot |
| Died: | Cancer, Kerang, Victoria, 15 August 1956, aged 68 years |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
| Memorials: | Adelaide Crown Lands Department WW1 Honour Board, Yankalilla District Roll of Honour WW1, Yankalilla War Memorial Wall |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 9 Aug 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Gunner, 8370, 6th Field Artillery Brigade , at Adelaide | |
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| 22 Nov 1915: | Involvement Gunner, 8370, 6th Field Artillery Brigade , --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '4' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Persic embarkation_ship_number: A34 public_note: '' | |
| 22 Nov 1915: | Embarked Gunner, 8370, 6th Field Artillery Brigade , HMAT Persic, Melbourne |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Modbury High School
George Alfred Capper was a driver in the Sixth Field Artillery. George was born in Yankallila, SA, in December 1887. George was married when he joined the army and worked as a chainman at the Survey Depot.
George enlisted in August 1915 and embarked for overseas service in November 1915 as part of the 6th Field Artillery Brigade. He was repeatedly hospitalised with illness, incl,uding a bout of measles in early 1917. He left for England to return to Australia in July 1919.
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