Regimental number | 858 |
Place of birth | Yinnar, Victoria |
School | Yinnar State School, North Gippsland, Victoria |
Religion | Roman Catholic |
Occupation | Labourer |
Address | c/o E R Smith, carrier, Burrowa, New South Wales |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 31 |
Height | 5' 8" |
Weight | 160 lbs |
Next of kin | Patrick Cahill, Donnybrook, Western Australia |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Liverpool, New South Wales |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 1st Light Horse Regiment, 4th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 10/6/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A9 Shropshire on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Gunner |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 4th Field Artillery Brigade |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | France |
Age at death | 38 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 38 |
Place of burial | Voormezeele Enclosures No. 1 and No. 2 (Plot I, Row H, Grave No. 47), Belgium |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 13 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: John and Mary CAHILL. Native of Yinnar, Victoria |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Sources | NAA: B2455, CAHILL Joseph |