ERNEST WILLIAM CAPUANO was the fifth child and fourth son born to Annie (Waite) and John Henry (Harry) Capuano. He was born at Lucknow, east of Bairnsdale in Gippsland, Victoria, as were all his brothers and sisters except for Frank Henry, the first child of this family of nine, who was born at Sarsfield. Ern altered his surname to CAPP in 1940 by Deed Poll as did his brothers.