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John CAULFIELD

Regimental number6554
Place of birthHobart, Tasmania
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationButcher
AddressClaremont, Tasmania
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation19
Next of kinMother, Mrs E Caulfield, 62 St Georges Terrace, Hobart, Tasmania
Enlistment date26 August 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name12th Battalion, 21st Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/29/4
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A17 Port Lincoln on 20 October 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll12th Battalion
Recommendations (Medals and Awards)

Unspecified


For great courage and devotion to duty at Meteren on 23 April 1918.
Recommendation date: 29 April 1918

FateReturned to Australia 1 April 1919
Commemoration detailsPlaque in Garden of Remembrance, Tasmania
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: John and Emma CAULFIELD
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
Date of death23 March 1930
Age at death31
Place of burialCornelian Bay Cemetery, Hobart, Tasmania

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