Regimental number | 717 |
Place of birth | Stawell, Victoria |
School | St Patrick's Roman Catholic School |
Religion | Roman Catholic |
Occupation | Amalgamator |
Address | Canterbury, Victoria |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 32.4 |
Height | 5' 9.75" |
Weight | 139 lbs |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Mary Cahill, Canterbury, Victoria |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Prahran, Victoria |
Rank on enlistment | Lance Corporal |
Unit name | 37th Battalion, B Company |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/54/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A34 Persic on |
Regimental number from Nominal Roll | Commissioned |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Lieutenant |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 39th Battalion |
Recommendations (Medals and Awards) |
Mention in Despatches Recommendation date: |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Suzanne, France |
Age at death | 34 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 34 |
Place of burial | Hem Farm Military Cemetery (Plot II, Row C, Grave No. 17), Hem-Monacu, France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 131 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: William and Mary CAHILL, 21 Hilda Crescent, Hawthorn, Victoria |
Family/military connections | Brothers: Pte Francis Cahill, Pte Richard Cahill, Lt Martin Cahill MC. |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Sources | NAA: B2455, CAHILL Thomas Kevin |