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Capendale, John William

Rank : Private

Army Number : 1624

Unit : 1/5th Bn

Biography :

Enlisted at Ketton, Rutlandshire. Served with 1/5th Bn in World War One. Killed in action France and Flanders campaign 30.6.1915. He is buried at Sanctuary Wood Cemetery, Zillebeke, Ieper, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium.

JOHN KNOWN TO HIS FAMILY AND FRIENDS AS WILLIE WAS KILLED WHEN HE WAS HIT IN THE NECK WITH SHRAPNEL. THERE IS A PIECE ABOUT HIM ON THE NATIONAL NEWSPAPER ARCHIVES.

CWGC:

CAPENDALE, JOHN WILLIAM
Rank: Private
Service No: 1624
Date of Death: 30/06/1915
Regiment/Service: Leicestershire Regiment 1st/5th Bn.
Grave Reference: IV. T. 6.
Cemetery: SANCTUARY WOOD CEMETERY

Place of Birth : & Laxton & Northamptonshire

Date of Death : 30.6.1915

Place of Death : & & Belgium

Period of Service : 1910s

Conflicts : WW1

Places Served : & & Belgium

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