CAHILL, James William
| Service Number: | 1989 |
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| Enlisted: | 11 October 1915 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 32nd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Moonta, South Australia, 31 July 1885 |
| Home Town: | Adelaide, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | storeman |
| Died: | Died of wounds, France, 3 August 1916, aged 31 years |
| Cemetery: |
Douai Communal Cemetery Row B, Grave No. 29 |
| Memorials: | Adelaide National War Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Ballarat Australian Ex-Prisoners of War Memorial |
World War 1 Service
| 11 Oct 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1 | |
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| 7 Feb 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1989, 32nd Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '17' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Miltiades embarkation_ship_number: A28 public_note: '' | |
| 7 Feb 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 1989, 32nd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Miltiades, Adelaide | |
| Date unknown: | Wounded 1989, 32nd Infantry Battalion | |
| Date unknown: | Involvement 32nd Infantry Battalion, Fromelles (Fleurbaix) |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Heather Ernszt
James William CAHLL was born on the 31st July 1885 in Moonta, South Australia to parents Thomas CAHILL and Annie HOGAN. James was the sixth born of 10 children.
He was married on the 25 March 1911 to Mary Jane Maude HENDY.
Together they had three children before James enlisted. Two sadly died in infancy.
1911 - 1911 Alexander James
1912 - 2002 George Kevin
1915 - 1915 Leslie
James enlisted on the 11th October 1915. Joining the 32nd Battalion, James joined the battle in France where he was wounded and taken prisoner on the 19th of July 1916. On the 3rd of August James died from his wounds at the Prisoner of war camp, St Clotilde, Douai, France.
Biography
Died as a POW in Germany from wounds sustained at the Battle of Fromelles July 19-20 1916.
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