| Regimental number | 4290 |
| Place of birth | Mittagong, New South Wales |
| School | Newington College, Sydney, New South Wales |
| Religion | Church of England |
| Occupation | University student |
| Address | St Kilda Hospital, Darlinghurst, New South Wales |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 21 |
| Height | 5' 9.75" |
| Weight | 146 lbs |
| Next of kin | Mother, Mrs F Kaeppel, St Kilda Hospital, Darlinghurst, New South Wales |
| Previous military service | Served in the Citizen Military Forces. |
| Enlistment date | |
| Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
| Rank on enlistment | Private |
| Unit name | 19th Battalion, 10th Reinforcement |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/36/2 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A67 Orsova on |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Corporal |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 18th Battalion |
| Other details from Roll of Honour Circular | Enlisted and left Australia with the 1st Battalion of 1st Exp. Force at the age of 18. Was also in the 19th Battalion and 18th Battalion. Was a member of the Champion Cadet team when at school. |
| Fate | Died of wounds |
| Place of death or wounding | 1st Australian General Hospital, Rouen, France |
| Age at death | 21 |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 25 |
| Place of burial | St. Sever Cemetery Extension (Block P, Plot III, Row O, Grave No. 1A), Rouen, France |
| Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 86 |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Ernest and Frances KAEPPEL, St. Kilda Hospital, Elizabeth Bay Road, Sydney, New South Wales. Native of Mittagong, New South Wales |
| Family/military connections | Cousins: Captain Carl Henry KAEPPEL MC, 18th Bn, returned to Australia, 4 July 1919; [1046] Lt Harry Melbourne Moir WALL MC, 22nd Bn, killed in action,27 August 1918; Major Frederick Dudley Weedon OATLEY, 56th Bn, returned to Australia, 31 July 1918; died of gas poisoning, 28 March 1919. |
| Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Appointed Acting Sergeant in Australia. Embarked Alexandria, 29 May 1916; disembarked Plymouth, England, 7 June 1916. Reverted to the ranks, 5th Training Bn, Rollestone, 14 April 1916. Proceeded overseas to France, 16 November 1916; taken on strength, 19th Bn, in the field, 6 December 1916. Transferred to 18th Bn, 11 January 1917. Promoted Corporal, 4 May 1917; Sergeant, 26 August 1917. Wounded in action, 20 September 1917 (gun shot wound, knee, shoulder), and admitted to 6th Field Ambulance; transferred to 1st Australian General Hospital, Rouen, 25 September 1917. Died of wounds, 24 October 1917. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Miscellaneous details | See other entry for first period of service. |
| Sources | NAA: B2455, KAEPPEL Clive Julius |