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Joseph CATON

Regimental number6523
Place of birthBurrumbuttock New South Wales
ReligionRoman Catholic
OccupationLabourer
AddressHowlong via Albury, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation23
Next of kinMother, Mrs M A Caton, Howlong via Albury, New South Wales
Enlistment date1 August 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name20th Battalion, 19th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/37/4
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A68 Anchises on 24 January 1917
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll17th Battalion
FateReturned to Australia 19 June 1919
Place of burialNo known grave
Commemoration detailsPlaque in Garden of Remembrance, New South Wales
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Plaque in New South Wales Garden of Remembrance
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
Date of death7 January 1972
Age at death77

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