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Frederick Joseph CAHILL

Regimental number733
Place of birthLismore New South Wales
ReligionRoman Catholic
OccupationDairyman
AddressMuscle Creek, Muswellbrook, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation18
Next of kinBrother, John Cahill, Brookfield via Clarencetown, New South Wales
Enlistment date13 March 1916
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll17 February 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name36th Battalion, C Company
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/53/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A72 Beltana on 13 May 1916
Rank from Nominal RollLance Corporal
Unit from Nominal Roll35th Battalion
FateReturned to Australia 12 June 1919
Other details

War service: Western Front

Cahill entered a ruined church in 1918 and rescued the Blessed Sacrament, just before the church was destroyed by shell fire. In 1970, while on a visit to Villers-Bretonneux, Cahill learned of the village's attempts to build a youth centre; he offered to assist, and for his efforts was made an Officier de l'Ordre nationale de Merite.

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
Date of death5 November 1980
Age at death82
Place of burialMacquarie Park Cemetery
Sources'Freeman's Journal' (Sydney, 1920)
'Australian Catholics' (Summer 1996, pp. 28-29)

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