Regimental number | 2121 |
Place of birth | Ballarat, Victoria |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Labourer |
Address | Ballarat, Victoria |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 20 |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Blanche M Caley, Walker Street, Ballarat North, Victoria |
Enlistment date | |
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 14th Battalion, 6th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/31/3 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A62 Wandilla on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 14th Battalion |
Other details from Roll of Honour Circular | Enlisted 16 April 1915. |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Gallipoli, Turkey |
Date of death | |
Age at death | 20 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 20 |
Place of burial | Not recorded. |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 71 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Mother: Blanche Maude CALEY, Ballarat, Victoria |
Family/military connections | Brother: 2107 Pte Charles CALEY, AIF Canteens, returned to Australia, 17 July 1919; 630 Pte Thomas CALEY, Australian Flying Corps, returned to Australia, 22 July 1919. |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli Joined unit at Gallipoli, 1 August 1915. Initially recorded as Absent Without Leave. According to a Board of Inquiry, all early 14th Bn records were lost. Later confirmed as killed in action. Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |