CAPRA, Guiseppe
Service Number: | 4706 |
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Enlisted: | 28 October 1915, Enlisted at Enoggera, QLD |
Last Rank: | Private |
Last Unit: | 26th Infantry Battalion |
Born: | Italy, 1896 |
Home Town: | Halifax, Hinchinbrook, Queensland |
Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
Occupation: | Cane Cutter |
Died: | 23 December 1970, cause of death not yet discovered, place of death not yet discovered |
Cemetery: |
Eastern Suburbs Memorial Park, NSW Roman Catholic area FM, Row 29F, Grave 598. Interred on the 29 December 1970 Commemorated with a plaque in the NSW Garden of Remembrance |
Memorials: |
World War 1 Service
28 Oct 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 4706, 26th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Enoggera, QLD | |
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12 Apr 1916: | Involvement Private, 4706, 26th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '15' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: RMS Mooltan embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: '' | |
12 Apr 1916: | Embarked Private, 4706, 26th Infantry Battalion, RMS Mooltan, Sydney | |
14 Nov 1916: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 4706, 26th Infantry Battalion, Shrapnel wounds to the arm and neck | |
2 Sep 1918: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 4706, 26th Infantry Battalion, Second occasion. Wound to the right arm | |
21 Aug 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 4706, 26th Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 1st Military District |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Alexander Capra and Filomena Capra of Herbert River, QLD
Commenced return to Australia on 15 May 1919 aboard HT Ypringa disembarking on 5 July 1919 at Melbourne for onward travel to Brisbane
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
On 14 December 1939 Guiseppe married Maria Barra in QLD
Biography contributed by Evan Evans
From Philippe Clerbout
Giuseppe Capra fought for Australia in WWI but was interned during WWII because of his Italian heritage.