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CAWTHRON, Edwin
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 1427 |
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| Enlisted: | 5 November 1914, Enlisted at Liverpool, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 13th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Upper Clapton, Middlesex, England, 1894 |
| Home Town: | Leichhardt, Leichhardt, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Detmold Road Council School, London, England |
| Occupation: | Horse Driver |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Gallipoli, Ottoman Empire, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 3 May 1915 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" No known grave Panel 37, Lone Pine Memorial, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Lone Pine Memorial to the Missing |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 5 Nov 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1427, 13th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Liverpool, NSW | |
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| 22 Dec 1914: | Involvement Private, 1427, 13th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '11' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Berrima embarkation_ship_number: A35 public_note: '' | |
| 22 Dec 1914: | Embarked Private, 1427, 13th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Berrima, Melbourne |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Arrived in Australia aged 15 years
Son of Robert and Alice Cawthron of 55 Mount Pleasant Lane, Upper Clapton, England
Brother of Thomas William Cawthron who died of wounds on 19 September 1918 while serving with the 1st Machine Gun Battalion. Buried in the La Chapellette British and Indian Cemetery, Peronne, Plot 111, Row F, Grave 7 and Robert John Cawthron who was invalided back to Australia on 10 December 1918 having served with the 1st Tunnelling Company
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Also served with the Australian Rifles for 3 years
Captain of the school football team