MCCAFFREY, Michael
Service Number: | 866 |
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Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
Last Rank: | Private |
Last Unit: | 10th Infantry Battalion |
Born: | Kirkham, England, date not yet discovered |
Home Town: | Adelaide, South Australia |
Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
Occupation: | Driver |
Died: | Killed in Action, Gallipoli, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 25 April 1915, age not yet discovered |
Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Lone Pine Memorial, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey |
Memorials: | Adelaide National War Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Lone Pine Memorial to the Missing |
World War 1 Service
20 Oct 1914: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 866, 10th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Ascanius embarkation_ship_number: A11 public_note: '' | |
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20 Oct 1914: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 866, 10th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ascanius, Adelaide |
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"McCAFFREY.- In loving memory of Private M. McCaffrey (Jack), who was killed between 25th and 29th April, 1915, D Coy., 10th Batt.
Your King and country called you, The call was not in vain; On Britain's roll of honor, You will find our heroes name. Inserted by Dad, Mother, and Girls." - from the Adelaide Advertiser 27 Apr 1917 (nla.gov.au)