Regimental number | 2712 |
Place of birth | East Greta, New South Wales |
School | Public School, New South Wales |
Religion | Roman Catholic |
Occupation | Butcher |
Address | PO, Copeland, New South Wales |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 21 |
Next of kin | Father, J Cantwell, Copeland, New South Wales |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 2nd Battalion, 8th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/19/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A54 Runic on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Sergeant |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 1st Machine Gun Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Strazeele |
Age at death | 23 |
Place of burial | Outtersteene Communal Cemetery Extension (Plot II, Row F, Grave No. 3), Bailleul, France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 175 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: James and Ellen CANTWELL. Native of East Greta, New South Wales |