Bruce CALDWELL

CALDWELL, Bruce

Service Number: 2146
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)
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World War 1 Service

28 Feb 1916: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2146, 53rd Infantry Battalion, Bathurst, New South Wales
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, The Outpost Villages - German Withdrawal to Hindenburg Line, Shell wound (left leg)
24 Sep 1917: Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2146, 53rd Infantry Battalion, Menin Road

To Polygon Wood

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tvCg2xlETcQ

Song I wrote regarding Bruce Caldwell and his brother Alan (39th Bn).

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