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Edward Walter Capper
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BiographyEdward Capper was reported missing in April 1917, his death was officially reported to his Brother in July 1918 after no further information had been received and his name had not appeared on any German Prisoner of War list.
It was subsequently reported that he had served at the front for seven to eight months and had been shot down by an enemy plane.
Before transferring to the Royal Flying Corp he served in the Montgomeryshire Yeomanry, he had joined army by April 1915.
Before leaving to join the British Army Edward Capper lived in Maitland, NSW, Australia
Age28Date of Death14 April 1917Civil employmentGrazierEducatedBarker College and Hawkesbury Agricultural CollegeRelationshipsSon of Harry and Lydia Capper
It was subsequently reported that he had served at the front for seven to eight months and had been shot down by an enemy plane.
Before transferring to the Royal Flying Corp he served in the Montgomeryshire Yeomanry, he had joined army by April 1915.
Before leaving to join the British Army Edward Capper lived in Maitland, NSW, Australia
Age28Date of Death14 April 1917Civil employmentGrazierEducatedBarker College and Hawkesbury Agricultural CollegeRelationshipsSon of Harry and Lydia CapperService Information
RankFlight LieutenantRegimentRoyal Flying CorpPlace of deathPeronne, FranceMemorial or CemeteryArras Flying Services Memorial, FranceMemorial NotesEdward capper is also commemorated on the St Paul's Anglican Church Memorial Lychgate, South Maitland, NSW, Australia.
The Barker College First World War memorial is six bronze panels on two brick pylons which list the names of former students who served and died in the First World War. The pylons sit on either side of steps from the playground below the Head of School's office.KeywordsBarker CollegeWW1First World War
RegimentRoyal Flying CorpPlace of deathPeronne, FranceMemorial or CemeteryArras Flying Services Memorial, FranceMemorial NotesEdward capper is also commemorated on the St Paul's Anglican Church Memorial Lychgate, South Maitland, NSW, Australia.The Barker College First World War memorial is six bronze panels on two brick pylons which list the names of former students who served and died in the First World War. The pylons sit on either side of steps from the playground below the Head of School's office.
KeywordsBarker CollegeWW1First World WarEdward Walter Capper. Hornsby Shire, accessed 23/05/2025, https://hornsbyshire.recollect.net.au/nodes/view/5100