Regimental number | 12/719 |
Date of birth | |
Place of birth | Kendal, England |
Religion | Presbyterian |
Occupation | Bridge carpenter |
Address | Te Teko, Bay of Plenty |
Marital status | Single |
Height | 5' 6" |
Weight | 145 lbs |
Next of kin | Father, Frederick Capstick, Huntly, Waikato |
Previous military service | Served in B Company, 16th (Waikato) Regiment, Territorial Force; still serving at time of NZEF enlistment. |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on embarkation | Private |
Enlistment status | Volunteer |
Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, Main Body, Auckland Infantry Battalion |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on |
The Auckland Infantry Battalion in the Main Body left New Zealand on board two ships, HMNZT 8 ('Star of India') and HMNZT 12 ('Waimana'). It is not possible from the Nominal Roll to determine on which ship an individual embarked. | |
Final rank | Private |
Final unit | Auckland Infantry Regiment |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Age at death from cemetery records | 23 |
Place of burial | No known grave |
Commemoration details | Chunuk Bair (New Zealand) Memorial (Panel 9), Gallipoli, Turkey |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Frederick Foster Capstick and Fanny Capstick, Huntly. Native of Kendal, England |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli Wounded in action, 25 April 1915 (gun shot wound, throat); admitted to No 1 Australian General Hospital, Heliopolis, 30 April 1915. Rejoined unit, Gallipoli, 14 July 1915. Killed in action, 8 August 1915. War service: 359 days (of which 320 days were abroad) Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Miscellaneous details | Nominal Roll Vol. 1: Auckland Infantry Batln/Main Body |
Sources | Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 1880, File 21895465 |
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