Regimental number | 2045 |
Place of birth | Brisbane, Queensland |
Religion | Roman Catholic |
Occupation | Journalist |
Address | Brisbane, Queensland |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 25 |
Next of kin | Father, Richard Cantwell, Whynot Street, West End, Brisbane, Queensland |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 41st Battalion, 3rd Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/58/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Brisbane, Queensland, on board HMAT A46 Clan Macgillivray on |
Other details from Roll of Honour Circular | Enlisted 5 May 1916 and posted to 41st Bn 3rd Reinforcemtns; taken on strength 41st Bn 10 May 1917; gassed 10 June 1917. |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Messines, Belgium |
Age at death | 26 |
Place of burial | Messines Ridge British Cemetery (Plot V, Row C, Grave No. 44), Belgium |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 133 |
Family/military connections | Brother: 2044 Pte James Joseph CANTWELL, 41st Bn, returned to Australia, 11 May 1919. |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |