CABAN, Henry Roy
| Service Number: | NX133858 |
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| Enlisted: | 6 December 1942 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 1st Field Regiment (Post WW2) |
| Born: | Ellalong, New South Wales, Australia, 1 December 1918 |
| Home Town: | Ellalong, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Died: | Accidental, Copley, South Australia, 11 May 1944, aged 25 years |
| Cemetery: |
Centennial Park Cemetery, South Australia Plot M. Row B. Grave 3, Centennial Park Cemetery, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
World War 2 Service
| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Gunner, NX133858 | |
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| 6 Dec 1942: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Private, NX133858, 1st Field Regiment (Post WW2) |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by David Barlow
Son of Amos Henry and Emily Elizabeth Caban of Ellalong, NSW
Gunner Henry Roy Caban NX133858 (N155190) of Number 1 Field Regiment, Royal Australian Artillery was killed in a railway accident between Beltana and Copley, SA on the Alice Springs line while enroute to Darwin.
Three other Army personnel were killed in this incident:
Gunner Gordon Victor Lehman Service Number SX30556 of 149 Light Anti Aircraft Battery; Royal Australian Artillery
Corporal Theodore Lester Keith Przibilla SX9604 of Number 1 Telegraph / Switchboard Operating Section, Australian Corps of Signals
Signalman Arthur Kelvin Hale NX86980 of Number 18 Line of Command Signals Unit, Australian Corps of Signals
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