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CATON, Fredrick James
Personal Details
| Service Numbers: | 2582p, 2582 |
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| Enlisted: | 15 May 1916, Enlisted at Sydney |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 1st Pioneer Battalion |
| Born: | Preston, Lancashire, England, 1881 |
| Home Town: | Marrickville, Marrickville, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Carpenter |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Ypres, Belgium, 26 October 1917 |
| Cemetery: |
Belgian Battery Corner Cemetery Plot 11, Row D, Grave3 |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 15 May 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2582p, 1st Pioneer Battalion, Enlisted at Sydney | |
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| 24 Aug 1916: | Involvement Private, 2582, 1st Pioneer Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '4' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Anchises embarkation_ship_number: A68 public_note: '' | |
| 24 Aug 1916: | Embarked Private, 2582, 1st Pioneer Battalion, HMAT Anchises, Sydney |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of John and Hannah Caton. Husand of Elizabeth Caton of 'Fulwood', Undercliffe Road, Undercliffe, NSW later known as Elizabeth Ewings
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
Served in the Royal Engineers for 12 years
Apprenticed to Thomas Cunliffy of , St Martins Road, Preston. Lancashire for 5 years