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CAVERS, Francis
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 1745 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 49th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Rulewater, Roxburghshire, Scotland, United Kingdom, date not yet discovered |
| Home Town: | Dalby, Western Downs, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 5 April 1918, age not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Dernancourt Communal Cemetery Extension Grave X. F. 19. INSCRIPTION UNTIL THE DAY BREAKS AND THE SHADOWS FLEE AWAY , Dernancourt Communal Cemetery Extension, Dernancourt, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 8 Apr 1915: | Involvement Private, 1745, 9th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Star of England embarkation_ship_number: A15 public_note: '' | |
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| 8 Apr 1915: | Embarked Private, 1745, 9th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Star of England, Brisbane | |
| 5 Apr 1918: | Involvement Corporal, 1745, 49th Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 1745 awm_unit: 49th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Corporal awm_died_date: 1918-04-05 |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Geoffrey Gillon
He was 24 and the son of William McLean Cavers and Margaret Robson Jepps Cavers; husband of Elizabeth Creighton Cavers, of 1, Drumlaurig Square, Hawick, Scotland.
He is remembered on the Hawick Municipal Roll of Honour at Wilton Lodge Public Park, Hawick, Scotland.[UKNIWM Ref: 44298 ]