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Henry Robert CAVANAGH

Regimental number2410
Place of birthSurat, Queensland
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationLabourer
AddressMitchell, Queensland
Marital statusMarried
Age at embarkation35
Next of kinWife, Mrs Ellen May Cavanagh, Mitchell Post Office, Mitchell, Queensland
Enlistment date22 April 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name49th Battalion, 5th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/66/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Brisbane, Queensland, on board HMAT A49 Seang Choon on 19 September 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll49th Battalion
Other details from Roll of Honour CircularEnlisted 22 April 1916. Taken on Strength 13 February 1917. Wounded on 7 June 1917, died 13 June 1917. (Details supplied by Mrs Ellen M Brooks - widow, remarried of Galatea Street, Charleville, Queensland)
FateDied of wounds 13 June 1917
Place of death or woundingFrance
Date of death13 June 1917
Age at death36
Place of burialBologne Eastern Cemetery (Plot IV, Row A, Grave No. 3), France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
147
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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