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Alfred Howard CAPELL

Regimental number2775
Place of birthBallarat, Victoria
ReligionRoman Catholic
OccupationFarmer
AddressMordialloc, Trundle, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation32
Next of kinFather, Thomas Mayo Capell, Mordialloc, Trundle, New South Wales
Enlistment date11 October 1916
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll11 September 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name36th Battalion, 6th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/53/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A72 Beltana on 25 November 1916
Rank from Nominal RollLance Corporal
Unit from Nominal Roll9th Light Trench Mortar Battery
Recommendations (Medals and Awards)

Mention in Despatches


Awarded, and promulgated, 'London Gazette' No. 31448 (11 July 1919); 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 124 (30 October 1919).
Recommendation date: 4 January 1919

FateReturned to Australia 5 September 1919
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Commemorated on Commemorative Avenue, Trundle, New South Wales. Photo: Peter Dennis
Other detailsMedals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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