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CALDWELL, Bruce
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 2146 |
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| Enlisted: | 28 February 1916, Bathurst, New South Wales |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 53rd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Corrimal, New South Wales, Australia, October 1894 |
| Home Town: | Corrimal, Wollongong, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Corrimal State School, New South Wales, Australia |
| Occupation: | Farmer/Coal miner |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Belgium, 24 September 1917 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Menin Gate Memorial (Commonwealth Memorial to the Missing of the Ypres Salient) |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 28 Feb 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2146, 53rd Infantry Battalion, Bathurst, New South Wales | |
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| 11 Jul 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2146, 53rd Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '19' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Vestalia embarkation_ship_number: A44 public_note: '' | |
| 11 Jul 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 2146, 53rd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Vestalia, Sydney | |
| 3 Apr 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 2146, 53rd Infantry Battalion, German Withdrawal to Hindenburg Line and Outpost Villages, Shell wound (left leg) | |
| 24 Sep 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2146, 53rd Infantry Battalion, Menin Road |
Personal Stories
To Polygon Wood
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tvCg2xlETcQ
Song I wrote regarding Bruce Caldwell and his brother Alan (39th Bn).
Submitted 23 August 2020 by Brett Caldwell
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