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CAFFREY, Herbert
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 6112 |
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| Enlisted: | 22 January 1916, Enlisted at Gulgong, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 2nd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Lambring Hill, New South Wales, Australia, 1885 |
| Home Town: | Gulgong, Mid-Western Regional, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Gulgong, New South Wales, Australia, 1941, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
| Memorials: | Gulgong District Soliders Memorial, Gulgong and Mudgee District Roll of Honor |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 22 Jan 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 6112, 2nd Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Gulgong, NSW | |
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| 22 Aug 1916: | Involvement Private, 6112, 2nd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '7' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Wiltshire embarkation_ship_number: A18 public_note: '' | |
| 22 Aug 1916: | Embarked Private, 6112, 2nd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Wiltshire, Sydney | |
| 11 Jul 1918: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 6112, 2nd Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 2nd Military District as medically unfit due to heart issues |
Personal Stories
Help us honour Herbert Caffrey's service by contributing information, stories, and images so that they can be preserved for future generations.
Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Mathias Caffrey and Mary Ann Caffrey of Gulgon, NSW
Commenced return to Australia on 31 January 1918 aboard HT Osterley disembarking on the 15 April 1918
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
Biography contributed by Carol Foster
Brother of Lawrence Caffrey who returned to Australia on 5 July1919 having served with the 45th Battalion