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John Lawrence CANTWELL

Regimental number2712
Place of birthEast Greta, New South Wales
SchoolPublic School, New South Wales
ReligionRoman Catholic
OccupationButcher
AddressPO, Copeland, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation21
Next of kinFather, J Cantwell, Copeland, New South Wales
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date30 June 1915
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll30 June 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name2nd Battalion, 8th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/19/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A54 Runic on 9 August 1915
Rank from Nominal RollSergeant
Unit from Nominal Roll1st Machine Gun Battalion
FateKilled in Action 15 April 1918
Place of death or woundingStrazeele
Age at death23
Place of burialOuttersteene Communal Cemetery Extension (Plot II, Row F, Grave No. 3), Bailleul, France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
175
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: James and Ellen CANTWELL. Native of East Greta, New South Wales

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