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CASSIDY, Edwin James
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 208 |
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| Enlisted: | 26 August 1914 |
| Last Rank: | Lance Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 1st Pioneer Battalion |
| Born: | Evandale, Tasmania, Australia, 12 November 1882 |
| Home Town: | Launceston, Launceston, Tasmania |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Died: | Natural causes, Launceston, Tasmania, Australia, 19 October 1960, aged 77 years |
| Cemetery: |
Carr Villa Memorial Park, Tasmania Cremation Memorials, Western Wall, B, 421 |
| Memorials: | Tasmania (Hobart) Garden of Remembrance |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 26 Aug 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 208, 12th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 20 Oct 1914: | Involvement Lance Corporal, 208, 12th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Hobart embarkation_ship: HMAT Geelong embarkation_ship_number: A2 public_note: '' | |
| 20 Oct 1914: | Embarked Lance Corporal, 208, 12th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Geelong, Hobart | |
| 4 Aug 1915: | Promoted AIF WW1, Sergeant, 12th Infantry Battalion, 2/4/1917, reverted to Private at own request. Later promoted to Lance Corporal 18/8/1917 | |
| 15 Mar 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Sergeant, 1st Pioneer Battalion | |
| 7 Mar 1918: | Honoured Military Medal, Broodseinde Ridge, For conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty in the vicinity of WESTHOEK and ANZAC RIDGE, on the 4th October 1917. | |
| 10 Mar 1918: | Discharged AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 208, 1st Pioneer Battalion, Returned to Australia on the Durham Castle |
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