Edward Augustine CAHILL

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CAHILL, Edward Augustine

Service Number:	900
Enlisted:	19 August 1914, Enlisted at Townsville, QLD
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	9th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Cardwell, Queensland, Australia, 15 August 1885
Home Town:	Townsville, Townsville, Queensland
Schooling:	State School and Convent School, Queensland, Australia
Occupation:	Clerk
Died:	Killed in Action, Gallipoli, 25 April 1915, aged 29 years
Cemetery:	No known grave - "Known Unto God" No known grave Panel 31, Lone Pine Memorial, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Lone Pine Memorial to the Missing, Townsville Cenotaph

World War 1 Service

19 Aug 1914:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 900, Enlisted at Townsville, QLD
24 Sep 1914:	Involvement Private, 900, 9th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Omrah embarkation_ship_number: A5 public_note: ''
24 Sep 1914:	Embarked Private, 900, 9th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Omrah, Brisbane

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Biography contributed by Carol Foster

Son of Patrick and Bride Cahill. Next of kin given as his brother J.A. Cahill of Albert Street, Auckland, NZ

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal

Had been a member of the Townsville Rifle Club for about 2 years

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