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Ernest James Capuano 1915 - 1943

Ernest James Capuano of Melbourne, VIC Australia was born on April 29, 1915 in Bairnsdale, and died at age 28 years old on June 16, 1943 in New Guinea. Ernest Capuano was buried at Port Moresby (bomana) War Cemetery A1. F. 15. in Papua New Guinea.
Ernest James Capuano
Melbourne, VIC Australia
April 29, 1915
Bairnsdale, VIC, Australia
June 16, 1943
New Guinea
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  • 04/29
    1915

    Birthday

    April 29, 1915
    Birthdate
    Bairnsdale, VIC Australia
    Birthplace
  • Military Service

    Service number: vx42069 Rank: Lieutenant Regiment: Australian Infantry Unit/ship/squadron: A.i.f. 2/7 Bn.
  • 06/16
    1943

    Death

    June 16, 1943
    Death date
    Unknown
    Cause of death
    New Guinea
    Death location
  • Gravesite & Burial

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    Port Moresby (bomana) War Cemetery A1. F. 15. in Papua New Guinea
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In 1915, in the year that Ernest James Capuano was born, the Germans first used poison gas as a weapon at the second Battle of Ypres during World War I. While noxious gases had been used since ancient times, this was the first use of poisonous gas - in this case, lethal chlorine gas - in modern war. Subsequently, the French and British - as well as the United States when they entered World War 1 - developed and used lethal gas in war.
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In 1920, he was merely 5 years old when the Volstead Act became law. Formally called the National Prohibition Act, the Volstead Act enabled law enforcement agencies to carry out the 18th Amendment. It said that "no person shall manufacture, sell, barter, transport, import, export, deliver, or furnish any intoxicating liquor except as authorized by this act" and defined intoxicating liquor as any beverage containing more than 0.5% alcohol by volume.
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