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CAPPER, Alfred
Personal Details
| Service Numbers: | 9893, 22023 |
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| Enlisted: | 19 November 1917, Enlisted at Sydney,, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Sapper |
| Last Unit: | Field Company Engineers |
| Born: | Wolstanton, Staffordshire, England, 6 May 1883 |
| Home Town: | Canterbury, Canterbury, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Locomotive Fitter & Driver |
| Died: | Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 7 June 1951, aged 68 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Macquarie Park Cemetery & Crematorium, North Ryde, New South Wales Methodist area, Row A2, Grave 0082 |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 19 Nov 1917: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Sapper, 9893, Field Company Engineers, Enlisted at Sydney,, NSW | |
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| 21 Mar 1918: | Involvement Sapper, 22023, Field Company Engineers, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '5' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Persic embarkation_ship_number: A34 public_note: '' | |
| 21 Mar 1918: | Embarked Sapper, 22023, Field Company Engineers, HMAT Persic, Sydney | |
| 7 Mar 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Sapper, 9893, Field Company Engineers, Discharged at the 2nd Military District as medically unfit |
World War 2 Service
| 20 Oct 1939: | Enlisted |
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Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Alfred Capper and Hannah Capper nee Povey of Wolstanton, Staffordshire, England
Husband of Jean Bowman Capper nee Smith 'Ivanhoe', Berna Street, Canterbury, NSW. Alfred and Jeanmarried during 1905c in Chatswood, NSW. Father of Jessie Hannah Capper, Elsie Jean Capper, Alfred Gordon Capper and William Robert Capper
Commenced return to Australia on 10 December 1918 aboard HT Somali disembarking on the 14 February 1919
Medal: British War Medal