Private John Carlo Cappiello
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Regimental Number: |
3081270 | Survived War: |
No |
Force: |
Army | Regiment: |
Canadian Infantry |
Battalion: |
24th Battalion | Company: |
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Place of Birth: |
Huntingdon, Quebec | Country: |
Canada |
Next of Kin: |
Joseph Cappiello, Father, Huntingdon, Quebec | Address at Enlistment: |
Huntingdon, Quebec |
Date of Birth: |
May 28, 1893 | Trade or Calling: |
Trader |
Marital Status: |
Single | Prior Military Experience: |
No |
Place of Enlistment: |
Montreal, Quebec | Date of Enlistment: |
January 7, 1918 |
Age at enlistment: |
24 | Height: |
5 Feet 5 Inches |
Chest: |
36 Inches | Expansion: |
3 Inches |
Religion: |
Roman Catholic | Enlisted or Conscripted: |
Conscripted |
Saw service in: |
Europe | ||
Cause of Death: |
Killed in Action | Battle Died/Wounded: |
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Date of Death: |
August 8, 1918 | Age at Death: |
25 |
Buried at: |
Vimy Memorial, France | Plot: |
N/A |
Commemorated: |
Huntingdon, Quebec | ||
Prisoner of war: |
No | Interned: |
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Gender: |
Male | Ethnic Origin: |
Caucasian |
| LAC Reference: RG 150, Accession 1992-93/166, Box 1477-31 |
| Canadian Virtual War Memorial Commonwealth War Graves Commission |
| Rank | Regiment | Unit | Company |
| Private | Canadian Infantry | 24th Battalion |
| John was the son of Joseph and Angelina Cappiello, of Huntingdon, Quebec. He was conscripted into the CEF in early January, 1918 and was sent to England for basic training. He likely joined the 24th Battalion in late July or early August, and was likely killed on 8 August, 1918, just outside of Amiens in northern France. This was the first day of what war historians call "The Last Hundred Days", or "Canada's Hundred Days". This was the most secret attack of the War, and troop movements were made in such a way as to not attract attention, since the Germans recognized the movement of Canadian (or Australian) troops as a prelude for attack. The secrecy was complete and effective. The Canadian attack so surprised and disoriented the Germans that their commander-in-chief, General Ludendorff, is often quoted that August 8, 1918 was "the blackest day of the German Army in the history of the war." Sir Julian Byng, the British general who had commanded the Canadian Corps at Vimy Ridge, told his successor, General Sir Arthur Currie, that the Canadian performance at Amiens was "the finest operation of the war." The 24th suffered moderate casualties that day: 8 killed, 3 missing and 107 wounded. Because he is immortalized on the Vimy Memorial it is likely that John was one of the missing and his remains were not found (or identified) and interred in one military cemeteries in the area. |