William CAWLEY

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Service Number:	287
Enlisted:	13 April 1915, Enlisted at Lismore, NSW
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	26th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Perth, Western Australia, 1891
Home Town:	Lismore, Lismore Municipality, New South Wales
Schooling:	St Carthage Convent Catholic School, Lismore, New South Wales
Occupation:	Labourer
Died:	Illness (Pneumonia), At sea (HS Glenart Castle), 2 December 1915
Cemetery:	No known grave - "Known Unto God" No known grave, buried at sea Panel 67, Lone Pine Memorial, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Lismore & District Memorial Honour Roll, Lone Pine Memorial to the Missing

13 Apr 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 287, 26th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Lismore, NSW
24 May 1915:	Involvement Private, 287, 26th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '15' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Ascanius embarkation_ship_number: A11 public_note: ''
24 May 1915:	Embarked Private, 287, 26th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ascanius, Brisbane
25 Nov 1915:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 287, 26th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli

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Son of John William and Rhoda L. Cawley of Ballina Street, Lismore, NSW. Brother of K. Cawley

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal