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Harry CAVENDISH

Regimental number2294
Place of birthBrisbane Queensland
ReligionPresbyterian
OccupationFarm labourer
AddressHarrison Pocket, Strathpine, Queensland
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation20
Next of kinMother, Mrs Anne Cavendish, Hope Street, South Brisbane, Queensland
Enlistment date15 March 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name42nd Battalion, 4th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/59/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Brisbane, Queensland, on board HMAT A36 Boonah on 21 October 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll41st Battalion
FateReturned to Australia 5 September 1919
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Plaque in Queensland Garden of Remembrance
Other details

War service: Western Front

Commenced return to Australia, 5 September 1919; disembarked in Australia, 30 October 1919; discharged, 8 December 1919.

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
Date of death5 September 1966

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