Edward John (Jack) CASHEN

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CASHEN, Edward John

Service Number:	S23873
Enlisted:	6 March 1941, Hindmarsh, SA
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	43 Infantry Battalion AMF
Born:	Coolgardie, Western Australia, 27 May 1913
Home Town:	Mile End, City of West Torrens, South Australia
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Salesman
Died:	Tea Tree Gully, Adelaide, South Australia, 16 April 1984, aged 70 years, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery:	Enfield Memorial Park, South Australia
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World War 2 Service

6 Mar 1941:	Involvement Private, S23873
6 Mar 1941:	Enlisted Hindmarsh, SA
6 Mar 1941:	Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, S23873, 43 Infantry Battalion AMF
Date unknown:	Discharged Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, S23873, 43 Infantry Battalion AMF

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Biography contributed by Chris Buckley

Private Edward John Cashen (Service No:S23873) enlisted in the ACMF on 6 March 1941, and was attached to 43 Battalion on 15 September 1941 when he enrolled in the Commonwealth Technical Training Scheme (CTTS). Both younger siblings - Jim and Bill - also served in WWII.

Jack was born in Coolgardie, Western Austrlai in 1913, second child (and eldest son) of Patrick Thomas Cashen (b1871 in Maldon, Victoria) and Mary (Sis) Sheedy (b1882 in Adelaide, South Australia). Patrick had moved to Fremantle, WA in the early 1900s, and was a Draper in Coolgardie in 1910 when he and Sis married. Patrick and Sis lived in Coolgardie, where they raised their family and Patrick was Manager for Messrs Brennan Bros (Drapers). Patrick was transferred to Kalgoorlie in 1917, where he died in 1924. Sis and the children moved to Mile End in Adelaide, South Australia.

Jack worked as a Salesman for Myer Emporium in Adelaide, and in 1942 married Irene May Brady (b1914 in Alberton, South Australia) - Irene was working as a Ticket Writer at Henley Beach. Jack and Irene settled in Adelaide, where they raised their family and Jack was a Salesman and Treasurer of the Shop Assistants' Union. Jack died in 1984 and Irene in 2006.

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