Regimental number | 1232 |
Place of birth | Willem Street, Perth, Western Australia |
School | State School, Western Australia |
Religion | Methodist |
Occupation | Horse driver |
Address | 36 Regent Street, Leederville, Western Australia |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 23 |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs H E Mead, 36 Regent Street, Leederville, Western Australia |
Previous military service | Served as School Cadet and in Citizen Military Forces. |
Enlistment date | |
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 32nd Battalion, D Company |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/49/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A2 Geelong on |
The 32nd Bn (Headquarters, Signallers, A, B, C, and D Companies) embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on two ships, HMAT A2 'Geelong', on 18 November 1915, and HMAT A13 'Katuna', on 24 November 1915. The Embarkation Roll does not distinguish between these ships, and it is therefore not possible from the Embarkation Roll to ascertain on which ship an individual embarked. | |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A13 Katuna on |
The 32nd Bn (Headquarters, Signallers, A, B, C, and D Companies) embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on two ships, HMAT A2 'Geelong', on 18 November 1915, and HMAT A13 'Katuna', on 24 November 1915. The Embarkation Roll does not distinguish between these ships, and it is therefore not possible from the Embarkation Roll to ascertain on which ship an individual embarked. | |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Gunner |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 14th Field Artillery Brigade |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Ypres, Belgium |
Age at death | 25 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 25 |
Place of burial | The Huts Cemetery, (Plot IX, Row A, II) Dickebusch, Belgium |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 18 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Samuel and Hannah CAPORN, 27 Fairfield Street, Mount Hawthorn< Perth, Western Australia |
Family/military connections | Brother: Percy Leonard Caporn, killed in action 8 August 1918. |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |