CATHRO, Colin
| Service Number: | SX6644 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 24 June 1940, Adelaide, SA |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 2nd/43rd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Enfield, SA, 14 April 1918 |
| Home Town: | Mile End, City of West Torrens, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Memorials: | Prospect St. Cuthbert's Church WW2 Honour Board |
World War 2 Service
| 24 Jun 1940: | Involvement Private, SX6644, 2nd/43rd Infantry Battalion | |
|---|---|---|
| 24 Jun 1940: | Enlisted Adelaide, SA | |
| 24 Jun 1940: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Private, SX6644, 2nd/43rd Infantry Battalion | |
| 23 Nov 1945: | Discharged | |
| 23 Nov 1945: | Discharged Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Private, SX6644, 2nd/43rd Infantry Battalion | |
| Date unknown: | Involvement |
Bible given to Colin's mother returned to family
Found, with help from ABC Adelaide Breakfast Radio! We have found the relatives of Frank Cathro, who are thrilled!
The Bible Museum has a New Testament Bible which was owned by a soldier, Frank Cathro, who was part of the Gallipoli campaign. He was wounded twice at the Dardanelles and repatriated home, as shown in the record below.
We are seeking Frank’s descendants, in order to reunite them with their ancestor’s Bible. We know Frank sent the Bible as a present to his sister (?), Edith H. Cathro, from Egypt, in 1915. After researching Frank’s military records online, we found he was probably from South Australia.
In the rear of the Bible there are details of ‘Colin Cathro’, from New Mile End in South Australia.
We are seeking more information about Frank, so that his story of World War One can be displayed along with his Bible, at the Bible Museum. Direct Descendants will have the opportunity to keep the Bible, providing that official records can be provided.
Submitted 30 April 2023 by Linda Hundertmark
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