Regimental number | 1575 |
Place of birth | Ipswich, Queensland |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Motor driver |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 33 |
Height | 6' 4" |
Weight | 182 lbs |
Next of kin | Father, P L Cardew, solicitor, Ipswich, Queensland |
Previous military service | Served in The King's School Cadets, Parramatta; Queensland Mounted Infantry (discharged on leaving the district). |
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Place of enlistment | Sydney, New South Wales |
Rank on enlistment | Corporal |
Unit name | 301st (Mechanical Transport), 8th Company, Army Service Corps (17th Divisional Ammunition Park) |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 25/98/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A40 Ceramic on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 8th Company Australian Army Service Corps |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Plaque in Queensland Garden of Remembrance |
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War service Egypt, Western Front No details recorded on file regarding period December 1914-July 1915. Embarked Avonmouth, England, 12 July 1915; disembarked Rouen, France, 15 July 1915. Found guilty, 6 December 1915, of being absent without leave from his billet, 9.45-10.15 pm: reprimanded. Admitted to hospital, 23 December 1915 (bronchitis); discharged to No 1 Convalescent Depot, 6 January 1916. Admitted to hospital, 9 January 1916 (insomnia); invalided to England on board HS 'Cambria', 16 January 1916, and admitted to 3rd London General Hospital, Wandsworth (date not recorded). Granted a temporary commission in the 3rd Reserve Brigade, Royal Field Artillery, British Army, March 1916; rejected on grounds of medical unfitness (letter dated 21 March 1916). Admitted to 1st Auxiliary Hospital, Harefield, 31 May 1916. Commenced return to Australia from Plymouth on board HT 'Euripides', 24 June 1916; discharged Sydney (medically unfit), 20 September 1916. Letter, OC 2nd Military District, Australia, 11 January 1917: '[Cardew] was discharged from the service on 20/9/16 - Incapacity Nil. His disability was shown as Shell Shock and Nephritis. Original documents are at Base Records. All reference to Shell shock and Gas has been struck out of records of his case in this department.' Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
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