Michael Joseph CAHILL

Regimental number6769A
Place of birthMallow, Ireland
ReligionRoman Catholic
OccupationDriver
AddressWest Melbourne, Victoria
Marital statusMarried
Age at embarkation41
Height6' 0"
Weight152 lbs
Next of kinWife, Mrs J L Cahill, 62 Chetwynd Street, West Melbourne, Victoria
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date4 August 1917
Place of enlistmentMelbourne, Victoria
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name21st Battalion, 20th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/38/4
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A71 Nestor on 21 November 1917
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll21st Battalion
FateReturned to Australia 6 June 1918
Discharge date25 September 1918
Other details

War service: Egypt, Western Front.

Embarked, Melbourne, 21 November 1917; disembarked, Suez, Egypt, 15 December 1917; to Segregation Camp, 2 January 1918; taken on strength of Miscellaneous Details Australian Camp from Segregation Camp, Suez, 8 January 1918.

Embarked, Port Said, 9 January 1918; disembarked, Taranto, Italy, 20 January 1918; embarked, Cherbourg, 21 January 1918; disembarked, Southampton, England, 2 February 1918; marched into 6th Training Bn., Fovant, 2 February 1918; alloted letter A to Regiment Number owing to duplication, 2 April 1918; marched into Weymouth Command Depot, 2 April 1918.

Commenced return to Australia on board 'D11' for discharge (chronic gastritis), 6 June 1918; disembarked, Melbourne, 31 July 1918; discharged (medically unfit), Melbourne, 25 September 1918.

Medals: British War Medal
SourcesNAA: B2455, CAHILL Michael Joseph