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CAVENDISH, Harry
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 2294 |
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| Enlisted: | 15 March 1916, Brisbane, Qld. |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 42nd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Brisbane, Qld., 2 October 1895 |
| Home Town: | Strathpine, Moreton Bay, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Farm Labourer |
| Died: | 5 September 1966, aged 70 years, cause of death not yet discovered, place of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
| Memorials: | Queensland Garden of Remembrance (Pinnaroo), Qld, Samson Vale Honour Board, Strathpine District Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 15 Mar 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2294, 42nd Infantry Battalion, Brisbane, Qld. | |
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| 21 Oct 1916: | Involvement Private, 2294, 42nd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '18' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Boonah embarkation_ship_number: A36 public_note: '' | |
| 21 Oct 1916: | Embarked Private, 2294, 42nd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Boonah, Brisbane |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Henry's or Harry as he was known, parents were James Cavendish and Annie Alice Richmond. Henry was working as a farm labourer at Harrison Pocket, Strathpine when he enlisted at Brisbane on 15 March 1916. He married Mabel Carson in 1916 before he left to go overseas. They had one child, Robert born in 1925. Henry died age 71.