Corporal

Martin Capon

MM

Awards

Conflict: 
WW1
References:
  • CWGC
  • Archives New Zealand
NZ WAR GRAVES

Public Contributions:

Martin Capon was born in Liverpool, England in 1894 and had several brothers and sisters. As a teenager he became a seaman, settling and working in New Zealand, where he was reported as a man of good... Read More

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Casualty

Service Number: 
14398
Name:
Martin Capon
Rank: 
Corporal
Date of Birth:
Not known
Date of Birth - Unverified:
23 May 1893/94
Place of Birth:
Lancashire, Liverpool,
Next of Kin: 
John Capon (father), 2 Laxey Street, Liverpool, England
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Occupation on Enlistment:
Seaman
Armed Force: 
Army
Unit:
NZEF, Canterbury Regiment, 2 Battalion

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Died of wounds
Date of Death:
21 April 1918
Day of Death:
Sunday
Age at Death: 
24
Conflict: 
WW1

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Body:
New Zealand Expeditionary Force
Embarkation Place:
Wellington, New Zealand
Embarkment Date:
26 June 1916
Transport:

HMNZT 56
HMNZT 57
Vessel:
Maunganui or Tahiti
Destination:
Devonport, England

Text in italics supplied by Cenotaph Online, Auckland War Memorial Museum

Cemetery

Cemetery Reference: 
VI. C. 70.
Cemetery Location: 
France
Martin Capon
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