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CAWLEY, Thomas William
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 1156 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 8 March 1915, Enlisted at Sydney |
| Last Rank: | Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 19th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Woollahra, New South Wales, 1894 |
| Home Town: | Woollahra, Woollahra, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | St Cathage Convent School, Lismore, NSW |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Pozieres, Somme Sector, France, 28 July 1916 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" No known grave, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France) |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 8 Mar 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1156, 19th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Sydney | |
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| 25 Jun 1915: | Involvement Private, 1156, 19th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '13' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ceramic embarkation_ship_number: A40 public_note: '' | |
| 25 Jun 1915: | Embarked Private, 1156, 19th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ceramic, Melbourne | |
| 9 Sep 1915: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 1156, 19th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, Shell wound to the knee | |
| 21 Apr 1916: | Promoted AIF WW1, Corporal, 19th Infantry Battalion, Promoted at Erquingham | |
| 28 Jul 1916: | Involvement Corporal, 1156, Battle for Pozières , --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 1156 awm_unit: 5th Trench Mortar Battery Australian Field Artillery awm_rank: Corporal awm_died_date: 1916-07-28 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Address at enlistment was 19 Edgecliff Road, Woollahra, NSW.
Son of Thomas and Elizabeth Cawley; brother of F. Cawley and M Challis
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
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