Regimental number | 3289 |
Place of birth | Clonee, Co Kildare, Ireland |
School | Christian Brothers, Richmond Street, Dublin, Ireland |
Age on arrival in Australia | 24 |
Religion | Roman Catholic |
Occupation | Clerk |
Address | 112 Bennett Street, East Perth, Western Australia |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 26 |
Height | 5' 10.5 |
Weight | 164 lbs |
Next of kin | Father, J Cantlon ,c/o Mrs Dowling, Tastram Spa,Tralee, Ireland |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Perth, Western Australia |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 11th Battalion, 11th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/28/3 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Fremantle, Western Australia, on board HMAT A38 Ulysses on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Corporal |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 11th Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Age at death | 29 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 29 |
Place of burial | Jeancourt Communal Cemetery Extension (Plot II, Row A, Grave No. 15), France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 61 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: John and Brigid CANTLON. Born in Ireland |
Family/military connections | Nil |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Joined 11th Bn, Habieta, 2 March 1916. Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 29 March 1916; disembarked Marseilles, France, 5 April 1916. Admitted to 3rd Australian Field Ambulance (influenza), 3 April 1917; transferred to 3rd Casualty Clearing Station, 4 April 1917; to 11th Stationary Hospital, 6 April 1917; to 2nd Convalescent Depot, 7 April 1917; to 11th Convalescent Depot, 14 April 1917; to 1st Australian Division Base Depot, 11 May 1917; rejoined Bn, 4 August 1917. Appointed Lance Corporal, 3 June 1918. To Second Army Rest Camp, 30 July 1918; rejoined Bn 16 August 1918. Promoted Temporary Corporal, 15 August 1918. Killed in action. France, 18 September 1918. Medals; 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Sources | NAA: B2455, CANTLON Thomas Edward |