We remember Adam Clarke Capper

We remember Adam Clarke Capper

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1891
sibling Mary Louisa Capper Source:8743203 1891
1893
sibling Louisa Victoria Capper Source:8743203 1893
1894
birth Belfast, Ireland United Kingdom Source:8743193 18th June 1894
1899
sibling Thomas Houston Capper Source:8743203 1899
1901
location 6 Lansdowne , Belfast, Ireland United Kingdom parents address Source:8743202 31st March 1901
1911
employment Apprentice Adam Capper Clarke - Yarn merchant Brunswick Street, Belfast, Ireland United Kingdom Source:8743203 2nd April 1911
1916
service British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Irish Rifles 20th Source:8743193 July 1916
1916
service British Army Royal Irish Rifles 7th Battalion Source:8743193 August 1916
1916
education Queen's University Belfast, Ireland United Kingdom Source:8743193 9th September 1916
1916
education Royal Belfast Academical Institution Belfast, Ireland United Kingdom Source:8743193 9th September 1916
1916
service South African Services Transport Train of the South African Division Source:8743193 9th September 1916
1916
location Malvern, Malone Road, Belfast, Ireland United Kingdom parents address Source:8743193 9th September 1916
1916
death Killed in Action 'Killed as part of the capture of the village of Ginchy; buried nearby, but grave lost in subsequent fighting; believed to be buried at Delville Wood cemetery' Ginchy France Source:7309061 Source:8743193 9th September 1916
burial Delville Wood Cemetery, Longueval CWGC Cemetery/Memorial Somme 'Killed as part of the capture of the village of Ginchy; buried nearby, but grave lost in subsequent fighting; believed to be buried at Delville Wood cemetery' France Spec Mem B8 Source:8743193

Details

Details

Names
TypeName
First Names Adam Clarke
Initials AC
Last Name Capper
Source 708523
Gender
GenderSource
Male
Locations
AddressCountryTypeDateSource
6 Lansdowne , Belfast, Ireland United Kingdom parents address known 31st March 1901
Malvern, Malone Road, Belfast, Ireland United Kingdom parents address known 9th September 1916
Contribution

Military Service

Military Service
ServiceNumberUnitSectionRankSource
British Army Royal Irish Rifles 7th Battalion
South African Services Transport Train of the South African Division
British Army Royal Irish Rifles 20th Second Lieutenant
Family
Parents
NameRelationshipDatesSource
Rebecca Capper mother
Adam Clarke Capper father
Siblings
NameRelationshipDatesSource
Mary Louisa Capper sister 1891
Louisa Victoria Capper sister 1893
Thomas Houston Capper brother 1899

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1901 Irish Census, John94621
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