Regimental number | 3488 |
Date of birth | |
Place of birth | Newcastle, New South Wales |
School | Cooks Hill, Newcastle and Crown Street Superior Public School, Sydney, NSW; Cooks Hill |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Clerk |
Address | 272 Bridge Road, Forest Lodge, Sydney, New South Wales |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 25 |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs M Cantello, 272 Bridge Road, Forest Lodge, Sydney, New South Wales |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 17th Battalion, 8th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/34/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A60 Aeneas on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 17th Battalion |
Fate | Died of disease |
Age at death | 26 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 26 |
Place of burial | Longuenesse (St. Omer) Souvenir Cemetery (Plot III, Row B, Grave No. 15), France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 82 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: George and Margaret CANTELLO, "Tonbridge", 54 Walker Avenue, Haberfield, New South Wales. Native of Newcastle, New South Wales |
Family/military connections | Cousins: Pte Fred Cantello, killed in action in France; Donald Collins, killed in action in France. |
Other details | Service in France. Killed in action at St Omer, 19 May 1916 |
Date of death |