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Sylvester John CATHIE

Regimental number6972
Place of birthMelbourne, Victoria
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationCivil servant
AddressEvreesta, 51 Osborne Ave, East Malvern, Victoria
Marital statusMarried
Age at embarkation38
Next of kinWife, Mrs E C Cathie, C/o Mrs Travis, 416 Dryburgh Street, North Melbourne, Victoria
Enlistment date17 February 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name6th Battalion, 23rd Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/23/5
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A20 Hororata on 23 November 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll6th Battalion
FateReturned to Australia 21 December 1917
Place of burialNo known grave
Commemoration detailsPlaque in Garden of Remembrance, Victoria
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Plaque in Victorian Garden of Remembrance
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

Died as a result of a vehicular accident.
Date of death29 October 1948
Age at death71

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