Arthur George CAPPER

CAPPER, Arthur George

    Service Number: 9893
    Enlisted: 22 October 1915, Enlisted at Sydney, NSW
    Last Rank: Gunner
    Last Unit: 5th Divisional Ammunition Column
    Born: Burslem, Staffordshire, England, January 1890
    Home Town: Concord, Canada Bay, New South Wales
    Schooling: Not yet discovered
    Occupation: Draughtsman
    Died: Ryde, New South Wales, Australia, 16 September 1969, cause of death not yet discovered
    Cemetery: Not yet discovered
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    World War 1 Service

    22 Oct 1915: Enlisted AIF WW1, Gunner, 9893, 1st Field Artillery Brigade, Enlisted at Sydney, NSW
    17 Dec 1915: Involvement Gunner, 9893, 1st Field Artillery Brigade, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '3' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Berrima embarkation_ship_number: A35 public_note: ''
    17 Dec 1915: Embarked Gunner, 9893, 1st Field Artillery Brigade, HMAT Berrima, Sydney
    22 Mar 1916: Transferred AIF WW1, Gunner, 15th Field Artillery Brigade
    31 May 1916: Transferred AIF WW1, Gunner, 5th Divisional Ammunition Column, From 15th Field Artillery Brigade
    25 Jan 1918: Transferred AIF WW1, Gunner, 5th Division Trench Mortar Brigade, From 5th Divisional Ammunition Column
    21 Mar 1918: Transferred AIF WW1, Gunner, 5th Divisional Ammunition Column, From the 5th Division Trench Mortar Brigade
    27 Mar 1918: Wounded AIF WW1, Gunner, 9893, 5th Divisional Ammunition Column, Gassed. Transferred to England on 3 April 1918
    21 Sep 1918: Discharged AIF WW1, Gunner, 9893, 5th Divisional Ammunition Column, Discharged at the 2nd Military District as medically unfit

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    Biography contributed by Carol Foster

    Son of Alfred Capper and Hannah Capper of 'Leura', Alton Avenue, Concord, NSW formerly of Burslem, England. Brother of Alfred Capper who returned to Australia on 14 February 1918 having served with the Field Company Engineers

    Commenced return to Australia on 7 June 1918 aboard HT Essex disembarking on the 1 August 1918

    Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

    During 1933c Arthur married Margaret F. Lambert in Canterbury, NSW

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