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CAUDLE, Harry Howard
| Service Numbers: | 4789, 47187 |
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| Enlisted: | 28 October 1941 |
| Last Rank: | Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | 14 Signals Unit |
| Born: | Normanville, South Australia, 6 March 1895 |
| Home Town: | Prospect (SA), Prospect, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Sales Supervisor, Manager, Clerk |
| Died: | South Australia, 27 February 1984, aged 88 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Centennial Park Cemetery, South Australia NorthWest, Rose 124, Position 1 |
| Memorials: | Prospect Roll of Honour A-G WWI Board, Yankalilla District Roll of Honour WW1, Yankalilla War Memorial Wall |
World War 1 Service
| 17 Jun 1915: | Involvement Private, 4789, 3rd Australian General Hospital - WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '23' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Wandilla embarkation_ship_number: A62 public_note: '' | |
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| 17 Jun 1915: | Embarked Private, 4789, 3rd Australian General Hospital - WW1, HMAT Wandilla, Melbourne | |
| 11 Nov 1918: | Involvement Private, 4789 |
World War 2 Service
| 28 Oct 1941: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Sergeant, 47187 | |
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| 8 Oct 1946: | Discharged Royal Australian Air Force, Sergeant, 47187, 14 Signals Unit |
Harry’s Story
Harry Caudle was born in Normanville South Australia in 1895. He was a shop assistant when he made the decision to enlist in the AIF on the 17th March 1915. He would initially be assigned to the 4th Mecical District ,3rd Light Horse Regiment. Eventually being embedded in the 3rd Australian General Hospital.
Harry and the Great War.
It appears that Harry would play quite an important role repatriating wounded soldiers to and from Australia. He would make numerous return visits to Australia.
He would spend considerable time on Lemnos during the Campaign and then Egypt after the evacuation before being based at Brighton in England , finally based at Abbeville behind the lines in the 3rd Australia General Hospital in northern France. He spent a great deal of time between this hospital and the larger hospitals in England while transporting patients home to Australia. They remained based in France till 1919.
Harry documented his time overseas with an incredible collection of photos and a collection of letters home to family.
Submitted 27 November 2024 by Michael Fiechtner
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