Stephen John ZAPPELLI

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ZAPPELLI, Stephen John

Service Number:	742
Enlisted:	6 August 1915, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria
Last Rank:	Sapper
Last Unit:	2nd Tunnelling Company (inc. 5th Tunnelling Company)
Born:	Ballarat, Victoria, Australia, 1889
Home Town:	Forrest, Colac-Otway, Victoria
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Labourer
Died:	Colac, Victoria, Australia, 28 April 1948, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery:	Colac General Cemetery, Victoria Roman Catholic-32-807-13. Commemorated with a plaque in the Victorian Garden of Remembrance, the plaque has the wrong date of death.
Memorials:	Beech Forest WWI Honour Roll

World War 1 Service

6 Aug 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Sapper, 742, Mining Corps, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria
20 Feb 1916:	Involvement Sapper, 742, Mining Corps, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '6' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Ulysses embarkation_ship_number: A38 public_note: ''
20 Feb 1916:	Embarked Sapper, 742, Mining Corps, HMAT Ulysses, Sydney
20 Feb 1916:	Embarked Sapper, 742, Mining Corps, HMAT Ulysses, Sydney
20 Feb 1916:	Involvement Sapper, 742, Mining Corps, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '6' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Ulysses embarkation_ship_number: A38 public_note: ''
20 Dec 1916:	Transferred AIF WW1, Sapper, 2nd Tunnelling Company (inc. 5th Tunnelling Company)
19 Mar 1917:	Wounded AIF WW1, Sapper, 742, 2nd Tunnelling Company (inc. 5th Tunnelling Company), Gassed.
28 Feb 1918:	Wounded AIF WW1, Sapper, 742, 2nd Tunnelling Company (inc. 5th Tunnelling Company), Second occasion. Gassed
27 Aug 1919:	Discharged AIF WW1, Sapper, 742, 2nd Tunnelling Company (inc. 5th Tunnelling Company), Discharged at the 3rd Military District.

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Biography contributed by Carol Foster

Son of Stephano Zappelli and Rose Anne Foote formerly Zappelli nee Robertson of Forrest, Victoria. Stephano was naturalised in July 1914 at the age of 59 having been born in Sonoic, Italy.

Commenced return to Australia on 15 May 1919 aboard HT Ypringa disembarking on 15 July 1919

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

During 1924c Stephen married Grace Pugh in Victoria. Grace died in 1932c.

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