Edward CAFFREY

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Service Numbers:	285, 285A
Enlisted:	25 October 1915, Enlisted at Lismore, NSW
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	Australian Employment Company
Born:	London, England, 1890
Home Town:	Alstonville, Northern Rivers, New South Wales
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Labourer
Died:	New South Wales, 25 September 1959, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery:	Not yet discovered
Memorials:

25 Oct 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 285, 42nd Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Lismore, NSW
5 Jun 1916:	Involvement Private, 285, 42nd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '18' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Borda embarkation_ship_number: A30 public_note: ''
5 Jun 1916:	Embarked Private, 285, 42nd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Borda, Sydney
23 Dec 1916:	Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 49th Infantry Battalion, From 42nd Battalion
10 Feb 1917:	Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 285A, 49th Infantry Battalion, Gunshot wounds to the back and buttocks. Invalided to England on 14 February 1917
24 Apr 1917:	Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 69th Infantry Battalion (WW1), From 49th . Letter A added to the service number when taken on strength with the 49th Battalion
29 Sep 1917:	Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 49th Infantry Battalion, From 69th Battalion
11 Sep 1918:	Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 285A, 49th Infantry Battalion, Second occasion.
10 Nov 1918:	Transferred AIF WW1, Private, Australian Employment Company, In the field. From 49th Battalion
4 Jul 1919:	Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 285A, Australian Employment Company, Discharged at the 1st Military District as medically unfit

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Name on NAA site is spelt Caffrey https://recordsearch.naa.gov.au/SearchNRetrieve/Interface/ViewImage.aspx?B=3182606

At the time of enlisting he was residing as Alstonville, NSW

Son of William Caffery of Chapman Road, Hackney Wick, London, England

Commenced return to Australia on 7 February 1919 aboard HT Lancashire disembarking on 24 March 1919 at Melbourne for onward travel to Sydney by sea

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal