Regimental number | 2974 |
Place of birth | Singleton, New South Wales |
School | St Joseph's High School, Singleton, New South Wales |
Religion | Roman Catholic |
Occupation | Draper |
Address | York Street, Singleton, New South Wales |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 19 |
Next of kin | Father, M Cantwell, York Street, Singleton , New South Wales |
Previous military service | Served as a trainee under the Compulsory Clauses of the Defence Act, Sgt in the late 14th Hunter River Infantry, West Maitland. |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 3rd Battalion, 9th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/20/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A8 Argyllshire on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Company Sergeant Major |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 55th Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Bellicourt, France |
Age at death | 22 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 22 |
Place of burial | Roisel Communal Cemetery Extension (Plot II, Row H,Grave No. 16), France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 160 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Michael and Honorah CANTWELL, "Vermont", 11 Ross Street, Dulwich Hill, New South Wales. Born at Singleton, New Sourh Wales |
Family/military connections | Nil |