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MCCAFFREY, Andrew James

Service Number:	3880
Enlisted:	15 October 1915, Sydney
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	17th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Surry Hills, New South Wales, Australia, 5 June 1883
Home Town:	Coffs Harbour, Coffs Harbour, New South Wales
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Sawyer
Died:	Killed in Action, France, 27 May 1918, aged 34 years
Cemetery:	Villers-Bretonneux Military Cemetery VIII. B. 3., Villers-Bretonneux Military Cemetery, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Coffs Harbour Lower Bucca Honour Roll

World War 1 Service

15 Oct 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3880, 17th Infantry Battalion, Sydney
20 Jan 1916:	Embarked Private, 3880, 17th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Runic, Sydney
20 Jan 1916:	Involvement Private, 3880, 17th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '12' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Runic embarkation_ship_number: A54 public_note: ''
2 Oct 1916:	Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 3880, 17th Infantry Battalion, Shrapnel wound scalp
27 May 1918:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 3880, 17th Infantry Battalion
13 Sep 1918:	Honoured Military Medal, For bravery and devotion to duty at Morlancourt on the morning of 14 March 1918 in the absence of kis section cammander he assumed command and led his section with dash and skill and by heavy fire from his Lewis gun supported the advance of attacking parties. Later, unassisted, he rushed his gun to the flank and ensuring that no enemy escaped and the situation was cleared up.
15 Oct 1919:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3880, 17th Infantry Battalion

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