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Thomas Joseph CAULFIELD

Regimental number1885
Place of birthGalway, Ireland
ReligionRoman Catholic
OccupationHairdresser
AddressKangaroo Point, Brisbane, Queensland
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation30
Height5' 9.5"
Weight130 lbs
Next of kinMother, Mrs Mary Caulfield, Princess Street, Kangaroo Point, Brisbane, Queensland
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date9 February 1916
Place of enlistmentBrisbane, Queensland
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name47th Battalion, 3rd Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/64/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Brisbane, Queensland, on board HMAT A46 Clan Macgillivray on 1 May 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll42nd Battalion
FateReturned to Australia 12 March 1918
Discharge date25 June 1918
Other details

War service: Egypt, Western Front

Embarked Brisbane, 1 May 1916; no disembarkation details; marched in to Abbassia, Egypt, 1 August 1916; embarked for United Kingdom, 3 August 1916; marched out to Tidworth, England, from Hurdcott Command Depot, 17 January 1917; taken on strength of 47th Bn, Codford, 4 September 1917.

Admitted to General Hospital, Codford, 4 November 1917 (bronchitis); discharged to duty, 13 November 1917; proceeded overseas to France to reinforce 42nd Bn, 28 November 1917; marched in to Australian Division Base Depot, Rouelles, France, 30 November 1917; marched out to unit, 3 December 1917; taken on strength of 42nd Bn, 8 December 1917.

Admitted to General Hospital, 9 January 1918 (bronchitis); transferred to 5th General Hospital, Boulogne, 18 January 1918; to England, 21 January 1918; admitted to General Military Hospital, Edmonton, England, 21 January 1918; transferred to 3rd Auxiliary Hospital, Dartford, 12 February 1918; discharged to Weymouth Command Depot, 19 February 1918.

Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Funnelworth Castle', 12 March 1918; disembarked Melbourne, 22 May 1918; discharged, 25 June 1918 (medically unfit: bronchitis).

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
Date of death13 July 1960
Age at death74
Place of burialBeenleigh Cemetery, Queensland
SourcesNAA: B2455, CAULFIELD Thomas Joseph

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