| Regimental number | 3125 |
| Date of birth | |
| Place of birth | Tallygaroopna, Victoria |
| School | Tallygaroopna Public School, Victoria |
| Religion | Church of England |
| Occupation | Labourer |
| Address | Kensington, Victoria |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age at embarkation | 29 |
| Next of kin | Wife, Mrs Gertrude Catherine Canet, 3 Tennyson Street, Kensington, Victoria |
| Enlistment date | |
| Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
| Rank on enlistment | Private |
| Unit name | 59th Battalion, 8th Reinforcement |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/76/4 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A7 Medic on |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 17th Machine Gun Company |
| Fate | Returned to Australia |
| Discharge date | |
| Family/military connections | Brother: 413 Corporal John CANET, 4th Machine Gun Bn, returned to Australia, 23 July 1919. |
| Other details |
War service: enlisted in the AIF, 11 October 1916. Embarked from Australia, 16 December 1916; disembarked Plymouth, England, 18 February 1917, and marched in to 15th Training Bn, Hurdcott. Taken on strength, 67th Bn, Windmill Hill, from 59th Bn, 28 April 1917; transferred to 17th Machine Gun Company, 13 June 1917. Admitted to Military Hospital, Tidworth, 5 September 1917 (bronchitis). Discharged from hospital to No. 2 Command Depot, Weymouth, 1 October 1917. Commenced return to Australia on board 'Themistocles', 5 November 1917; disembarked Melbourne, 31 December 1917. Discharged from the AIF as medically unfit (pleuritic adhesions: chronic), 14 August 1918. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Date of death | |
| Age at death | 70 |
| Place of burial | Fawkner Cemetery, Melbourne, Victoria |
Postal Address:
Po Box 7916
Canberra BC 2610, Australia
Street Address:
Northcott Drive,
Campbell, ACT 2600
