Herbert CAFFREY

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Service Number:	6112
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

22 Jan 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 6112, 2nd Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Gulgong, NSW
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

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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

Brother of Lawrence Caffrey who returned to Australia on 5 July1919 having served with the 45th Battalion