CARDEW, Thuillier Lake
| Service Number: | 2793 |
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| Enlisted: | 30 June 1915 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 54th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Woolahra, New South Wales, Australia, 24 December 1890 |
| Home Town: | Eumungerie, Dubbo Municipality, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | King's School, Parramatta, New South Wales, Australia |
| Occupation: | Wheat Farmer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Fromelles, France, 20 July 1916, aged 25 years |
| Cemetery: |
Fromelles (Pheasant Wood) Military Cemetery Plot I. Row D. Grave 7 |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Eumungerie - Coboco RSL Memorial, Eumungerie Honour Roll, Gilgandra War Memorial, Richmond University of Western Sydney WW1 Memorial |
World War 1 Service
| 30 Jun 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2793 | |
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| 30 Sep 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2793, 2nd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '7' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Argyllshire embarkation_ship_number: A8 public_note: '' | |
| 30 Sep 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 2793, 2nd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Argyllshire, Sydney | |
| 19 Jul 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2793, 54th Infantry Battalion, Fromelles (Fleurbaix) |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Eloise Hanlon
Private Lake T. Cardew was born in Woollahra NSW on the 24th of December 1890.
He was the fifth of six children born to mother Clarissa Reynell (nee Gusson) and licensed surveyor John Hayden between 1881 and 1892.
Private Cardew enlisted in the 2nd Battallion, 9th Reinforcement on the 23rd of June 1915. He served in Tel El Kebir, Egypt, then he transferred to the 54th Battalion on the 14th of February 1916.
Private Cardew arrivied in Marseille on the 29th of June 1916. Three weeks later he died during the Battle of the Somme.
Between the days of 19-20th of July, some 2000 Australian soldiers died while partaking in this offensive in Fleurabix during the battle of the Somme, including Private Cardew.
Source (WESTERN SYDNEY UNIVERSITY CARDEW, THUILLER)
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