CAPLE, William Henry
(Service number 4/1342)
Coloured parchment poster surrounded by individual photographs of servicemen. Poster has central circular insert with handwritten inscription :-
'LEST WE FORGET, Members who took part in the Great War 1914-1919'
Includes photographs of: Bro J. Gynes, Bro C.W. Carbis, Bro S.R. Dickson, P.C.R. Bro H. Head, Bro H.N. Jones, Bro L.A. Mansfield, Bro R.C. Buller, P.C.R. Bro L.S. Marshall, Bro J.B. Robson, Bro W.H. Caple, Bro W.B. Corry, P.C.R. Bro J. McLeay; also includes places (but no photographs) for: P.C.R. Bro J.H. Woods, P.C.R. Bro A.E. McMurtrie, P.C.R. Bro W. McGillivray, Bro J. McGillivray (Waimate Museum & Archives 2002-1026-03074)
| First Rank | Last Rank | Trooper |
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Birth
| Date | 24/09/1893 | Place of Birth | Port Chalmers |
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Enlistment Information
| Date | Age | ||
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| Address at Enlistment | C/o Mr j Caple, Innes St, Waimate | ||
| Occupation | Farmwork (for H White of Hook) | ||
| Previous Military Experience | |||
| Marital Status | |||
| Next of Kin | George Caple (father), c/0 Mrs Stewart, No.12 Grosvenor St, Dunedin | ||
Military Service
| Served with | NZ Armed Forces | Served in | Army |
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Embarkation Information
| Body on Embarkation | Canterbury Mounted Rifles | ||
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| Unit, Squadron, or Ship | 6th Reinforcements | ||
| Date | 14 August 1915 | ||
| Transport | Tofua | ||
| Embarked From | Wellington, New Zealand | Destination | Suez, Egypt |
| Other Units Served With | |||
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Military Awards
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| Service Medals | |||
Award Circumstances and Date
No information
Prisoner of War Information
| Date of Capture | |
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| Where Captured and by Whom | |
| Actions Prior to Capture | |
| PoW Serial Number | |
| PoW Camps | |
| Days Interned | |
| Liberation Date |
Death
| Date | 4 April 1927 | Age | 33 years |
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| Place of Death | |||
| Cause | |||
| Memorial or Cemetery | Andersons Bay Cemetery, Dunedin | ||
| New Zealand Memorials | |||
Biographical Notes
William Henry Caple was the fourth son of John and Mary (née Jenkins) Caple. He attended Port Chalmers, Wharekuru and Waihao Native schools. In 1919 he married Mabel Hunter Brockie. He erroneously named his father as George.
Appears on the "Court Star of Waihao No. 7929 Roll of Honour" for World War One.
Sources
Auckland War Memorial Museum Cenotaph Database (9 February 2015) - listed as William Henry CAPLES (serial no. 7/1342); Military Personnel file; Waimate Museum and Archives Early Settlers Index; NZ BDM Indexes (Department of Internal Affairs) [14 December 2018]
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Researched and Written by
Tony Rippin (South Canterbury Museum); Teresa Scott, SC branch NZSG
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