Lance Corporal Henry Edgar Capes | NSW War Memorials Register

Commemorated at

Memorial Name

Uralla Public School First World War Honour Roll St John's Anglican Church Great War Honour Roll Uralla

St David's Presbyterian Church (Parish of Uralla) First World War Honour Roll

Given name

Henry E

Family name

Capes

Gender

Male

Service number

178237 (Canadian Expeditionary Force)

Conflicts

First World War, 1914–18

Fate

Killed in action (KIA)

Fate date

03 May 1917

Additional information

Place of birth

Uralla, NSW

Religion

Anglican or Church of England

Occupation

Labourer

Marital status

Single

Age at embarkation (years)

Age at embarkation (months)

Next of kin

Sophia Capes

Embarkation details

Departed on 23 April 1916 from Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, on board the Empress of Britain. Disembarked in Liverpool, England on 5 May 1916. Proceeded for overseas service with 1st Battalion on 18 June 1916.

Last held rank

Lance Corporal

Unit at embarkation

87th Battalion - Canadian Grenadier Guards

Decorations

Victory Medal

Veteran Notes/Bio

Enlisted at St. Johns, Quebec, Canada
Served at the Battle of Arras
Unit at time of death:1st Battalion, Canadian Infantry (Western Ontario Regiment)
Other decorations: British War Medal 1914–20

Another Uralla soldier killed (7 Sep 1917)

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