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Ivo CAIRD

Regimental number33418
Place of birthYarraville, Victoria
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationClerk
Address77 Kent Street, Flemington, Victoria
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation18
Next of kinFather, John Caird, 77 Kent Street, Flemington, Victoria
Previous military serviceServed for 5 years in the Royal Australian Naval Reserve; 3 months in the Citizen Military Forces.
Enlistment date9 January 1917
Rank on enlistmentGunner
Unit nameField Artillery Brigade, February 1917 Reinforcements
AWM Embarkation Roll number13/128/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A9 Shropshire on 11 May 1917
Rank from Nominal RollCorporal
Unit from Nominal Roll6th Field Artillery Brigade
FateReturned to Australia 15 November 1919
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Photo: Peter Dennis
Discharge date28 March 1920
Other details

War service: Western Front

Commenced return to Australia, 15 November 1919; disembarked, 4 January 1920; discharged, 28 March 1920.

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
Date of death9 April 1988
Age at death89
Place of burialServices Family Section, Centennial Park Cemetery, Adelaide, South Australia

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