William Clulow Caporn

  General Notes:

At Marriage he was a signaller Australian Volunteer Force
Regimental number 103 Place of birth Perth, Western Australia Religion Presbyterian Occupation Survey hand Address Railway Street, Queen's Park, Western Australia Marital status Single Age at embarkation 24 Next of kin Father, Daniel Plant Caporn, Railway Street, Queen's Park, Western Australia Enlistment date 13 December 1915 Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll 3 January 1916 Place of enlistment Perth, Western Australia Rank on enlistment Private Unit name 44th Battalion, A Company AWM Embarkation Roll number 23/61/1 Embarkation details Unit embarked from Fremantle, Western Australia, on board HMAT A29 Suevic on 6 June 1916 Rank from Nominal Roll Private Unit from Nominal Roll 44th Battalion Fate Returned to Australia 21 June 1919 Family/military connections Brother: 3012 Pte Christopher CAPORN, 3rd Pioneer Bn, returned to Australia, 22 July 1917.

CAPORN, WILLIAM CLULOW Service Australian Army Service Number W18466 Date of Birth 1 Nov 1891 Place of Birth PERTH, WA Date of Enlistment 31 Dec 1940 Locality on Enlistment QUEENS PARK, WA Place of Enlistment PERTH, WA Next of Kin CAPORN, ALICE Date of Discharge 24 Apr 1947 Rank Sergeant Posting at Discharge W/A FIXED DEFENCES

  Noted events in his life were:

• Residence: Railway Street, Queens Park, Perth.

William married Alice Brown, daughter of Arthur William Brown and Frances (Fanny) Dinham, on 17 Mar 1919 in St Mary le Park, Battersea. (Alice Brown was born on 8 Jun 1890 in Battersea, died in Mar 1974 in Oak Park, Moreland City, Victoria, Australia and was buried in Fawkner, Moreland City, Victoria, Australia.)