| Regimental number | 13390 |
| Place of birth | Ipswich, Queensland |
| School | Normal School, Brisbane, Queensland |
| Other training | Technical College, Ipswich, Queensland |
| Religion | Church of England |
| Occupation | Motor mechanic |
| Address | New Sandgate Road, Clayfield, Brisbane, Queensland |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 27 |
| Height | 5' 8" |
| Weight | 135 lbs |
| Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Ruth Mary Cardew, New Sandgate Road, Clayfield, Queensland |
| Previous military service | Nil |
| Enlistment date | |
| Place of enlistment | Brisbane, Queensland |
| Rank on enlistment | Driver |
| Unit name | Auxiliary Mechanical Transport Company 3, Section 1 |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 25/113/1 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A34 Persic on |
| Other details from Roll of Honour Circular | Died of pneumonia. |
| Fate | Died of disease |
| Place of death or wounding | Abbeville, France |
| Age at death | 29 |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 29 |
| Place of burial | Abbeville Communal Cemetery Extension (Plot IV, Row J, Grave No.25), France |
| Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 181 |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Francis and Ruth CARDEW, "St. Aubrey's," Kent Street, New Farm, Brisbane, Queensland |
| Family/military connections | Cousins: Colonel George Macarthur DSO; Ivan Gair, died of wounds in France. |
| Other details |
War service: Western Front Embarked Melbourne, 22 December 1916; disembarked Devonport, England, 3 March 1917; marched into Australian Army Service Corps, Parkhouse, 6 March 1917. Proceeded overseas to France, 20 June 1917. On leave to Paris, 3 January 1918; rejoined unit, 12 January 1918. Taken on strength of 5th Australian Motor Transport Company, 12 March 1918. On leave to United Kingdom, 22 September 1918; rejoined unit, 8 October 1918. Admitted to No 8 Australian Field Ambulance, 23 October 1918; transferred to No 3 Australian General Hospital, Abbeville, 24 October 1918. Died, No 3 Australian General Hospital, 25 October 1918 (broncho pneumonia). Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Sources | NAA: B2455, CARDEW Tottenham Cross |
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