Frederick Ernest Capstick

Frederick Ernest Capstick

Frederick with Eileen Mary - Ancestry.com
Personal Information
Date of Birth	not known "not known" contains an extrinsic dash or other characters that are invalid for a date interpretation.
Place of Birth	Rushworth, Victoria
Death	26 Oct 1939, aged 45
Place of Death	Victoria Park, Western Australia
Age at Enlistment	21 years, 10 months
Description	5'8" (1.73m) tall ; 145 lbs 65.771 kg ; fresh complexion ; blue eyes ; dark brown hair
Occupation	Timber worker
Religion	Church of England
Address	Jarrahdale, Western Australia
Next of Kin	Father , Mr. John Walter Capstick
Military Information
Reg Number	4994
Date of Enlistment	8 Mar 1916
Rank	Private
Unit/Formation	28th Battalion, 13th Reinforcement
Date of Embarkation	18 Jul 1916 ‒ 9 Sep 1916
Ship Embarked On	HMAT A48 Seang Bee
Date of Return	21 Jul 1918 ‒ 11 Sep 1918
Ship Returned On	HMAT A36 Boonah
Fate	Returned to Australia
Monument	Jarrahdale Honour Roll ANZAC Memorial Park (Byford)
Medals	British War Medal Victory Medal

Pre War

Electoral Roll entries - 1916 Mayfield, East Pingelly, farmer

War Service

Less than a month after entering Blackboy Hill camp, Fred was allocated to the 13th reinforcement draft for the 28th Battalion and departed on 18 Jul 1916 for England aboard HMAT A48 Seang Bee

On arrival in England on 9 Sep 1916, Fred was sent to the 7th Training Battalion to undertake war readiness training. On 10 Oct 1916 he was hospitalised with a cold, and during this period he was debited 5½d (4 cents) for lost kit. This may have been associated with a short period of AWOL from 3:30pm 22 Feb 1917 until 5:00pm the same day which cost him 9 day's pay as he was held in custody for 8 days awaiting a hearing of his charge.

On 23 Mar 1917 he was taken on strength by the 70th Battalion and remained with them until 14 Oct 1917 when he proceeded overseas to France from Southampton. Six days later (20 Oct 1917) he was taken on strength by the 28th Battalion in the field. Fred was ill from 9 Jan 1918 till 10 Feb 1918 in France, and again on 21 Mar 1918 when he was embarked on HMHS Newhaven for transfer to the Southwark Military Hospital in East Dulwich Cove SE22 with bronchitis. His health problems persisted, and he was sent back to Australia early, (Hysteria or Neurasthenia). Discharged by the 5th Military District on 1 Oct 1918.

Post War

In 1929 Fred married Eileen Mary Walsh. Daughter Rosemary L was born in 1930. Electoral Roll entries - 1922 Laverton, Police Constable; 1925 Merredin Police Constable; 1931 - 1937 with Eileen Mary at 38 Fremantle road, Victoria Park

External Links

• AIF Project
• RSL Memorial