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Alfred Laurence Capon

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Memorial photograph, unveiled on 25 April 2004 by the Lieutenant Governor of Alberta was supplied by Bev Tosh. - This image may be subject to copyright
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Identity

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    Alfred Laurence AWMM
  • Surname
    Capon AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
    Alfred Lawrence Capon AWMM
  • Service number
    NZ426881 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi
  • Hapū
  • Waka
  • Rohe
  • Religion

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
  • Date of birth
  • Place of birth
  • Birth notes
  • Address before enlistment
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
  • Relationship status

Service

Wars and conflicts

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Military decorations

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  • Medals and Awards

Training and Enlistment

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  • Military training
  • Enlistment
  • Occupation before enlistment
  • Age on enlistment

Embarkations

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Prisoner of war

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  • Capture details
  • Days interned
  • Liberation date
  • Liberation Repatriation
  • POW liberation details
  • POW serial number

Medical history

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  • Medical notes

Biographical information

Biographical information

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  • Alfred Capon was the son of Alfred Leonard and Katherine Clarissa Capon, of Frankton Junction, New Zealand. AWMM

Death

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    5 October 1943 AWMM
    Age 20 AWMM
    Canada, North America AWMM
  • Date of death
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  • Place of death
  • Cause of death
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  • Cemetery
    Rivers Cemetery, Manitoba, Canada AWMM Plot 2, Block 29, Section 25, Range 21 AWMM
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  • Memorial name
  • Memorial reference

Memorials

Memorial

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    Airmen from Australia and New Zealand Memorial, Memorial Park, Calgary, Alberta, Canada AWMM

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Sources

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  • Documents
    • Martyn, E. (1998-2008). For Your Tomorrow (Vols. 1-3). Christchurch, N.Z.: Volplane Press. AWMM
    • This record is a work in progress and was partially compiled from the “Database of New Zealand Airmen who took part in Advanced Air Training in Canada during WW2”. Researched by Ivan and Lorna Lindsey of Tauranga. N.Z. 2003 – 2012. Reproduced with permission. AWMM
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