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CAULFIELD, Henry Edward
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 2548 |
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| Enlisted: | 3 October 1916, Claremont, Tas. |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 40th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Hobart, Tasmania, Australia, 1895 |
| Home Town: | Hobart, Tasmania |
| Schooling: | State School, Tasmania, Australia |
| Occupation: | Butcher |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Broodseinde Ridge, Belgium, 5 October 1917 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Menin Gate Memorial, Ypres, Flanders, Belgium |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Hobart Roll of Honour, Menin Gate Memorial (Commonwealth Memorial to the Missing of the Ypres Salient) |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 3 Oct 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2548, 40th Infantry Battalion, Claremont, Tas. | |
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| 25 Oct 1916: | Involvement Private, 2548, 40th Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '18' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ulysses embarkation_ship_number: A38 public_note: '' | |
| 25 Oct 1916: | Embarked Private, 2548, 40th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ulysses, Melbourne | |
| 8 Jun 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 2548, 40th Infantry Battalion, Battle of Messines, GSW to shoulder and wrist. Evacuated to hospital (France). Rejoined unit 21 June 1917. | |
| 5 Oct 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2548, 40th Infantry Battalion, Broodseinde Ridge |
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