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CAPRON, Selby Selwyn
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 11931 |
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| 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. | |
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| 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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