Date of birth | |
Place of birth | Double Bay, Sydney, New South Wales |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Grazier |
Address | Umeralla, Cooma, New South Wales |
Marital status | Married |
Age at embarkation | 30 |
Next of kin | Wife, Mrs Andree Adelaide Oatley, Umeralla, Cooma, New South Wales |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Major |
Unit name | 6th Light Horse Regiment, 19th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 10/11/4 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board RMS Mongolia on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Major |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 6th Light Horse Regiment |
Promotions |
Major Unit: 6th Light Horse Regiment Promotion date: Lieutenant Colonel Unit: 56th Battalion Promotion date: |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Family/military connections | Cousin: 4290 Corporal Clive Julius KAEPPEL, 18th Bn, died of wounds, 24 October 1917. |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front Proceeded to Gallipoli, May 1915. Invalided to Egypt, thence to London, September 1915 (dysentery). Commenced return to Australia, 27 January 1916. Re-embarked, 12 August 1916. Posted to 3rd Camel Regiment, 3 September 1916; OC, Anzac Rest Camp, 29 October 1916; taken on strength, Reserve Imperial Camel Brigade, 7 February 1917; 2nd Light Horse Regiment, 20 February 1917. Transferred to 25th Bn, Western Front, 9 April 1917; 54th Bn, 21 June 1917; 56th Bn (CO), 3 March 1918. Gassed, 18 April 1918; evacuated to England, 25 April 1918. Cause of death: gangrene and gas poisoning Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal Died from the effects of gas poisoning incurred at Villers-Bretonneux, France. |
Place of burial | Waverley Cemetery, Sydney, New South Wales |