CAPPLEMAN, John
Primary tabs
Rank:
Sergeant
Unit / Base:
48RM Commando
Prior Police Service:
York City Police
Regiment/Corps:
Royal Marines
Service:
Royal Navy
Number:
CH/X109637
Born:
Sunday, April 21, 1918
Birthplace:
York, Yorkshire
Died :
Tuesday, June 6, 1944
Killed in action or died of wounds
Age:
26
Cemetery/Memorial:
Operations:
Sergeant John Cappleman died during operations at Normandy, France. Son of Barker and Beatrice Ann Cappleman, of York; husband of Dorothy Vera Cappleman, of York.
John Cappleman volunteered for the Commandos from the Police. In 1939 he was a Police Constable in the York City Police (Pc 80) residing at 59 Maple Grove, York. His name is on the York City Police WW2 Memorial Board in York Magistrates Court.
Sources
CWGC.
Registers Of Reports Of Deaths - Naval Ratings / National Archives file ADM104/128.
Registers Of Reports Of Deaths - Naval Ratings / National Archives file ADM104/128.
The 1939 Register covering York.
Tony Moore, FRHistS and Police Historian.
Shield-shaped wooden board, with the York City Police crest at top centre and gold-painted inscription located in Court 2 of York Magistates Court. Ref IWM War Memorial Register ref 89124.
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