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CAVILLE, Thomas William
Personal Details
Service Number: | 3640 |
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Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
Last Rank: | Private |
Last Unit: | 26th Infantry Battalion |
Born: | Tunbridge, Tasmania , 3 March 1897 |
Home Town: | Queenstown, West Coast, Tasmania |
Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
Occupation: | Labourer |
Died: | Battle of the Somme, France, 29 August 1918, aged 21 years |
Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" commemorated on the Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, France, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France |
Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Queenstown State School WWI Roll of Honour, South Queenstown State School Honor Roll |
Service History
World War 1 Service
5 Jan 1916: | Involvement Private, 3640, 26th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '15' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Afric embarkation_ship_number: A19 public_note: '' | |
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5 Jan 1916: | Embarked Private, 3640, 26th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Afric, Melbourne |
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Son of William Caville and Louisa Caroline Caville (nee Hall), Departed Melbourne on the 5th January 1916 aboard the HMAT Afric with the 26th Battallion.
Killed in Action at the battle of Somme