NAPPER, Leonard Templer
| Service Number: | 559 |
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| Enlisted: | 26 October 1914, Morphettville, South Australia |
| Last Rank: | Trooper |
| Last Unit: | 9th Light Horse Regiment |
| Born: | Orroroo, South Australia, 15 July 1888 |
| Home Town: | Johnburgh, Orroroo/Carrieton, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Gallipoli, 28 August 1915, aged 27 years |
| Cemetery: |
Hill 60 Cemetery and Hill 60 (NZ) Memorial |
| Memorials: | Adelaide National War Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Carrieton Honour Roll |
World War 1 Service
| 26 Oct 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 559, Morphettville, South Australia | |
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| 11 Feb 1915: |
Involvement
AIF WW1, Private, 559, 9th Light Horse Regiment, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '2' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Karroo embarkation_ship_number: A10 public_note: '' |
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| 11 Feb 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 559, 9th Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Karroo, Melbourne | |
| 16 May 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Trooper, 559, 9th Light Horse Regiment, ANZAC / Gallipoli | |
| 28 Aug 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Trooper, 559, 9th Light Horse Regiment, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 559 awm_unit: 9 Light Horse Regiment awm_rank: Trooper awm_died_date: 1915-08-28 |
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"...559 Private Leonard Templer Napper, 9th Light Horse, of Orroroo, SA. A farmer prior to enlistment, Pte Napper embarked with B Company from Melbourne on HMAT Karroo on 11 February 1915. On 28 August 1915 he was killed in action at Gallipoli, aged 26." - SOURCE (www.awm.gov.au)
"THE LATE PRIVATE L. T. NAPPER
Private Leonard Templer Napper, of the 9th Light Horse, was killed in action on August 28, at Gallipoli. He was the second son of the late Mr. Henry Napper, of Johnsburg, and brother of the Misses Napper of Gage-street, North Norwood. He enlisted in Carrieton when the war broke out, and served five months in the trenches. He was born in Orroroo, and was 26 years of age." - from the Adelaide Advertiser 17 Nov 1915 (nla.gov.au)
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