Regimental number | 21945 |
Place of birth | Melbourne, Victoria |
School | State School, Quarry Hill, Bendigo, Victoria |
Religion | Methodist |
Occupation | Clerk |
Address | Bendigo, Victoria |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 18 |
Next of kin | Father, C E Capper, 24 Myall Street, Quarry Hill, Bendigo, Victoria |
Previous military service | 17th Australian Army Medical Corps; Served in State School Vadets and Senior Cadets (Compulsory Scheme). |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Driver |
Unit name | Howitzer Brigade 23, Battery 107 |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 13/133/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A7 Medic on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Driver |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 7th Field Artillery Brigade |
Fate | Died of wounds |
Place of death or wounding | menin Road, Ypres, Belgium |
Age at death | 20 |
Place of burial | Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery (Plot XXIII, Row C, Grave No.14A), Belgium |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 15 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Charles and Mary CAPPER, 79 Gladstone Street, Bendigo, Victoria |
Family/military connections | Brother: Pte Capper no. 6386 CRU 8th Bn. |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |