Arthur Richard CAPP

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Service Numbers:	99, V8038
Enlisted:	15 February 1915, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria
Last Rank:	Lieutenant
Last Unit:	23rd Infantry Battalion
Born:	Kings Lynn, Clement, Norfolk, England, 4 September 1894
Home Town:	Dimboola, Hindmarsh, Victoria
Schooling:	Grammar School, England
Occupation:	Farmer & Grocery Assistant
Died:	Frankston, Victoria, Australia, 12 September 1982, aged 88 years, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery:	Springvale Botanical Cemetery, Melbourne Cremation service held on 14 September 1982 and his cremated remains were collected
Memorials:	Dimboola Memorial High School WWI Honour Roll

15 Feb 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 99, 23rd Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria
10 May 1915:	Embarked Private, 99, 23rd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Euripides, Melbourne
10 May 1915:	Involvement Private, 99, 23rd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '14' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Euripides embarkation_ship_number: A14 public_note: ''
30 Sep 1916:	Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 23rd Infantry Battalion, In Belgium
20 Oct 1916:	Promoted Corporal, 23rd Infantry Battalion, In France
9 Mar 1917:	Promoted AIF WW1, Sergeant, 23rd Infantry Battalion, In France
7 Jan 1919:	Promoted AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, At Cadet Officers Training Battalion
2 Apr 1919:	Promoted AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 23rd Infantry Battalion, In the field
20 Sep 1919:	Discharged AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 23rd Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 3rd Military District

5 Jul 1940:	Enlisted V8038, Enlisted at Melbourne,while with the 25th Citizen Military Forces, Seymour, Victoria. Rank of Lieutenant.
5 Jul 1940:	Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Lieutenant, V8038
20 Aug 1944:	Discharged Discharged at the Special Training School with the rank of Lieutenant

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Son of Frederick Capp and Amelia Capp nee Webber of Norfolk, England

Commenced return to Australia on 29 May 1919 aboard HT Rio Negro disembaking on the 22 July 1919

WW1 Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal

During 1920c Arthur married Capella Florence Dowling in Victoria

Post WW1 he was employed with the A.M.P. Insurance Company as an agent

At the time of enlisting for WW2 he was residing at High Street, Ararat, Victoria. Other service number V8038

WW2 Medals: Defence Medal, Australian Service Medal