2nd Battalion
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John Capp (SN 777) born in Ballarat, was a 36 year old labourer when he enlisted in Melbourne on July 19th 1915. He embarked aboard the Ascanius on November 10th and sailed to Egypt. Assigned to the 32nd Infantry Battalion, he reached France in June 1916. In October 917 he was wounded, gassed, and evacuated to hospital in England. In May 1918 he rejoined his unit in France and saw out the remaining months of the war. He returned to Australia aboard the Wyreema, disembarked at Melbourne on May 31st 1919 and was discharged on July 25th.
