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John CALDWELL

Regimental number6795
Place of birthKanowna, Western Australia
SchoolState School, Perth, Western Australia
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationClerk
AddressNorth Perth, Western Australia
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation18
Next of kinMother, Mrs Charlotte Caldwell, 68 Paddington Street, North Perth, Western Australia
Previous military serviceServed in Citizen Military Forces.
Enlistment date16 February 1917
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll8 March 1917
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name28th Battalion, 20th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/45/4
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Fremantle, Western Australia, on board HMAT A30 Borda on 29 June 1917
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll28th Battalion
FateKilled in Action 2 September 1918
Place of death or woundingPeronne, France
Age at death19.5
Age at death from cemetery records19
Place of burialPeronne Communal Cemetery Extension (Plot III, Row E, Grave No. 13), France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
112
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: James and Charlotte CALDWELL, 143 Lake Street, Perth, Western Australia
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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