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William Ernest CAVANAGH

Regimental number1213
Place of birthQueanbeyan New South Wales
ReligionRoman Catholic
OccupationLabourer
AddressWollongong, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation24
Next of kinMother, Mrs Annie Cavanagh, Stewart Street, Wollongong, New South Wales
Enlistment date11 January 1916
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll16 January 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit nameSeptember 1916 Reinforcements
AWM Embarkation Roll number11/14/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board RMS Mooltan on 19 August 1916
Regimental number from Nominal Roll1213A
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll12th Light Horse Regiment
FateReturned to Australia 17 July 1919
Date of death27 March 1921
Age at death from cemetery records29
Place of burialWollongong Cemetery (Portion R.C., Plot 3, Grave No. 3), New South Wales
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
8
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Headstone inscription reads: 'He did his duty nobly, and he did it well.'
Other detailsMedals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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