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Cuthbert Henry CARLILE

Regimental number1437
Place of birthNottingham, England
SchoolHigh Movement School, Nottingham, England
Other trainingCommercial training
Age on arrival in Australia27
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationRailway stationmaster
AddressFootscray, Victoria
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation33
Next of kinMother, Mrs Elizabeth Carlile, 11 Newell Street, Footscray, Victoria
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date28 August 1916
Rank on enlistment2nd Air Mechanic
Unit nameFebruary 1917 Reinforcements
AWM Embarkation Roll number8/15/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A9 Shropshire on 11 May 1917
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal RollAustralian Flying Corps
FateDied of wounds 29 April 1918
Place of burialCaestre Military Cemetery (Plot I, Row B, Grave No.4), France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
188
Family/military connectionsBrother: 3078 Pte Stanley George Rigby CARLILE, 2nd Pioneer Bn, returned to Australia, 7 July 1919.
Other details

War service: Western Front

Taken on strength, No 3 Squadron, Australian Flying Corps, 26 December 1917. Attached to 2nd Field Artillery Brigade, 18 November 1917. Appointed 2nd Air Mechanic, 11 May 1917.

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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