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Thomas William CAWTHRON

Regimental number636
Place of birthClapton, London, England
SchoolDetmold Road Council School, Upper Clapton, England
Age on arrival in Australia16
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationLabourer
AddressMerrylands, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation23
Next of kinMother, Mrs A Cawthron, 55 Mount Pleasant Lane, Upper Clapton, London, England
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date11 October 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit nameMachine Gun Company 8, Reinforcement 11
AWM Embarkation Roll number24/13/4
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A46 Clan Macgillivray on 10 May 1917
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll1st Machine Gun Battalion
FateDied of wounds 19 September 1918
Place of death or woundingFrance
Age at death from cemetery records24
Place of burialLa Chapelette British Cemetery (Plot III, Row F, Grave No. 7), Peronne, France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
175
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Robert and Alice CAWTHRON, 55 Mount Pleasant Lane, Upper Clapton, London, England
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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