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CAPPER, Vivian
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 695 |
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| Enlisted: | 6 December 1914, Enlisted in Brisbane, QLD |
| Last Rank: | Gunner |
| Last Unit: | 14th Field Artillery Brigade |
| Born: | St. Marys, Tasmania, 1893 |
| Home Town: | Not yet discovered |
| Schooling: | Beaconsfield State School, Tasmania |
| Occupation: | Stockman |
| Died: | Marrickville, New South Wales, 14 June 1961, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Northern Suburbs Memorial Gardens and Crematorium, NSW East Terrace 3, Wall 10 Commemorated on the Beaconsfield State School Roll of Honour, Tasmania |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 6 Dec 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 695, 5th Light Horse Regiment, Enlisted in Brisbane, QLD | |
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| 19 Dec 1914: | Embarked Private, 695, 5th Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Vestalia, Sydney | |
| 19 Dec 1914: | Involvement Private, 695, 5th Light Horse Regiment, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '2' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Vestalia embarkation_ship_number: A44 public_note: '' | |
| 25 May 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Gunner, 5th Divisional Ammunition Column, At Moascar | |
| 31 Oct 1917: | Transferred AIF WW1, Gunner, 14th Field Artillery Brigade , From the 5th Divisional Ammunition Colomn | |
| 24 Aug 1918: | Wounded AIF WW1, Gunner, 695, 14th Field Artillery Brigade , Wounded but remained on duty | |
| 1 Sep 1918: | Wounded AIF WW1, Gunner, 695, 14th Field Artillery Brigade , Second occasion. Rank of Acting Bombardier. Severely gassed. Invalid to England on 6 September 1918 | |
| 28 Feb 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Gunner, 695, 14th Field Artillery Brigade , Discharged at the 1st Military District as medically unfit due to gassing |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Charles Turner Capper and Henrietta Victoria L. Capper of Connell Street, Waihi, NZ
Husband of Marie Capper nee Capper of Selbourne Street, Liverpool, England. Vivian and Marie were married on 25 September 1918 in St. Margarets Church Parich Church, Toxteth Park, England by the Curate R. Clayton
Commenced return to Australia on 23 October 1918 aboard HT Port Lyttleton disembarking on 25 December 1918 at Melbourne for onward travel to Brisbane
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal