CAVANAGH, Edward Phillip
| Service Number: | 2891A |
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| Enlisted: | 16 September 1916 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 50th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Lameroo, South Australia, May 1880 |
| Home Town: | Jamestown, Northern Areas, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Teamster |
| Died: | Jamestown, South Australia, 8 July 1963, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Jamestown Cemetery, South Australia Section FZ; Plot: 16. Buried with wife Margaret Mary. |
| Memorials: | Cradock District WW1 Roll of Honor, Cradock War Memorial, Jamestown Soldier's Memorial Park Arch, Kadina Town Hall WW1 & WW2 Roll of Honour |
World War 1 Service
| 16 Sep 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2891A | |
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| 6 Nov 1916: | Involvement Private, 2891A, 50th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '19' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Afric embarkation_ship_number: A19 public_note: '' | |
| 6 Nov 1916: | Embarked Private, 2891A, 50th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Afric, Adelaide |
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Step Sister: Mary Amy Casey, Jamestown, SA
previous service: 2yrs 24th Light Horse - still serving on enlisting
Described on enlisting as 34yrs 4mths old; single; 5' 7.5" tall; 142lbs;
fresh complexion; blue eyes; light brown hair; Roman Catholic
16/9/1914 enlisted in Adelaide, SA
7/11/1916 embarked from Port Adelaide onboard HT A19 Afric
as a Private with 7th/50th Battalion
7/12/1916 sick to ships hospital
9/1/1917 disembarked into Plymouth, England
10/1/1917 marched out to Training Battalion
23/1/1917 sick to Camp Hospital, from 13th Training Battalion, Codford
28/1/1917 admitted to Military Hospital, Sutton Veny
25/3/1917 march in to 18th Training Battalion, Perham Downs
15/7/1917 taken on strength 50th Battalion, Australian Infantry Battalion
26/8/1917 wounded in action, France
24/10/1917 rejoined unit
19/9/1918 sick to hospital
26/9/1918 invalided to UK
27/9/1918 admitted to Graylingwell War Hospital
8/1/1919 embarked onboard HT Orsova, ex England
for return to Australia
25/2/1919 disembarked into Australia
27/3/1919 discharged from service
Total service: 2 years 193 days (2 years 111 days overseas)
Medals: British War medal (18015), Victory medal (17818)
married: Margaret Mary Cavanagh
8/7/1963 passed away (81yrs)
buried in: Jamestown Cemetery, Jamestown, SA
Section FZ; Plot 16
buried with wife: Margaret Mary Cavanagh
d. 5/1/1983 (99yrs), Section FZ; Plot: 15
Sourced and submitted by Julianne T Ryan. 3/5/2016. Lest we forget.
Thank you to Kaye Bottrall, Jamestown, SA for her information.