Selby Selwyn CAPRON

CAPRON, Selby Selwyn

Service Number: 11931
Enlisted: 26 July 1915, Geelong, Vic.
Last Rank: Gunner
Last Unit: 13th Field Artillery Brigade
Born: Portarlington, Victoria, Australia, 1895
Home Town: Portarlington, Greater Geelong, Victoria
Occupation: Farm Hand
Memorials: Portarlington St John's Church Honour Roll, Portarlington War Memorial

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World War 1 Service

26 Jul 1915: Enlisted AIF WW1, Gunner, 11931, 1st Divisional Ammunition Column, Geelong, Vic.
28 Jan 1916: Involvement Gunner, 11931, 1st Divisional Ammunition Column, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '22' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Themistocles embarkation_ship_number: A32 public_note: ''
28 Jan 1916: Embarked Gunner, 11931, 1st Divisional Ammunition Column, HMAT Themistocles, Melbourne
22 Mar 1916: Transferred AIF WW1, Gunner, 13th Field Artillery Brigade, Egypt
8 Aug 1916: Involvement AIF WW1, Gunner, 11931, 13th Field Artillery Brigade, Mouquet Farm
7 Jun 1917: Involvement AIF WW1, Gunner, 11931, 13th Field Artillery Brigade, Battle of Messines
4 Jul 1918: Involvement AIF WW1, Gunner, 11931, 13th Field Artillery Brigade, Le Hamel - Blueprint for Victory
8 Aug 1918: Involvement AIF WW1, Gunner, 11931, 13th Field Artillery Brigade, The Battle of Amiens
18 Sep 1918: Involvement AIF WW1, Gunner, 11931, 13th Field Artillery Brigade, Breaching the Hindenburg Line - Cambrai / St Quentin Canal
22 Aug 1919: Discharged AIF WW1, Gunner, 11931, 13th Field Artillery Brigade, RTA 15 May 1919.

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