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Hugh CAVEN

Regimental number6237
Place of birthKirkcudbright Scotland
ReligionPresbyterian
OccupationLabourer
AddressHomebush, Mackay, Queensland
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation28
Next of kinFather, H Caven, Homebush via Mackay, Queensland
Enlistment date1 April 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name9th Battalion, 20th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/26/4
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Brisbane, Queensland, on board HMAT A46 Clan Mcgillivray on 7 September 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll9th Battalion
FateKilled in Action 10 August 1918
Place of burialHeath Cemetery (Plot IV, Row G, Grave No. 20), Harbonnieres, France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
55
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents; Hugh and Margaret CAVEN, Three Mile, Homebush, Mackay, Queensland
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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