KAEPPEL, Carl Henry
| Service Numbers: | Not yet discovered |
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| Enlisted: | 14 December 1915 |
| Last Rank: | Lieutenant |
| Last Unit: | 18th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Mittagong, New South Wales, Australia, 26 January 1887 |
| Home Town: | North Sydney, North Sydney, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Sydney University, New South Wales, Australia |
| Occupation: | School Master |
| Died: | Circumstances of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Waverley Cemetery, Bronte, New South Wales |
| Memorials: | Northbridge (Shore) Sydney Church of England Grammar School Memorial Cricket Ground Roll of Honour |
World War 1 Service
| 14 Dec 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1 | |
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| 8 Mar 1916: | Involvement Lieutenant, 18th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '12' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Star of England embarkation_ship_number: A15 public_note: '' | |
| 8 Mar 1916: | Embarked Lieutenant, 18th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Star of England, Sydney | |
| 14 Dec 1916: | Honoured Military Cross, 'For conspicuous gallantry in action. During an attack on the enemy trenches he pushed his guns forward into positions whence he could catch the retreating enemy and deal with counter attacks. He showed great pluck and enterprise during the operation.' Source: 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 184 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Sharyn Roberts
LIEUT. C. H. KAEPPEL.
A private cable message was received in Sydney yesterday intimating that Lieutenant Carl Henry Kaeppel (18th Battalion) has been awarded the Military Cross for gallantry on the field.
Lieutenant Kaeppel, who was born at Mittagong, and is 29 years of age, was educated at the Sydney Grammar School and Sydney University. He had a brilliant career at the university, where, in addition to graduating B.A., he gained the Cooper scholarship, which
entitled him to go to Oxford. He was, however, in ill-health at the time, and decided not to leave Sydney.
After leaving the university he was appointed classical and sports
master at the Church of England Grammar School, North Sydney. He held that position for a number of years, and then went as master to the Armldale School, Armidale. Lieutenant Kaeppel left Armidale in January last to enlist, and sailed from Sydney in the middle of March.
Biography contributed by CARL OATLEY
See Australian Dictionary of Biography 1946 and AR Chisolm's 'Men were my Milestones' MUP 1958 for sections on Carl Kaeppel.
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