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CAWTHEN, Flinders James
| Service Number: | 2450 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 3rd Light Horse Regiment |
| Born: | Not yet discovered |
| Home Town: | Not yet discovered |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Died: | Circumstances of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
West Terrace Cemetery (AIF Section) Section: KO, Road: 12, Site No: 47 |
| Memorials: | Adelaide South Australian Railways WW1 & WW2 Honour Boards |
World War 1 Service
| 8 May 1916: | Involvement Private, 2450, 3rd Light Horse Regiment, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '1' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Kabinga embarkation_ship_number: A58 public_note: '' | |
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| 8 May 1916: | Embarked Private, 2450, 3rd Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Kabinga, Melbourne |
Flinders James Cawthen
Name: Flinders James Cawthen
Service Number: 2450
Place of Birth: Perth, Tas.
Date of Birth: June 1891
Place of Enlistment: Adelaide
Date of Enlistment: 13 September 1915
Age at Enlistment: 24 years 3 months
Next of Kin: Mother, Pricilla Jane Cawthen
Occupation: Signalman, South Australian Railways
Religion: Baptist
Rank: Private
Flinders was initially rejected by the A.I.F. due to having poor teeth, but eventually left Melbourne on board the Kabinga on 8 May 1916 bound for Egypt where he served for the entirety of the war with the 1st Light Horse. He was admitted to hospital on 1 June 1917 with abrasions to the hands, incurred during action. Prior to leaving Egypt at the war’s end, Flinders was hospitalised in Cairo with rheumatism on 26 January 1919. He returned to Australia from Suez on the Demosthenes a month later on 28 February and was discharged on 18 May. Flinders died on 20 November 1952.
Submitted 26 October 2023 by christopher collins
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