CAFFERY, Joseph
Service Numbers: | 2607, 2607A |
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Enlisted: | 14 February 1916, Enlisted at Geelong, Victoria |
Last Rank: | Corporal |
Last Unit: | Anzac Provost Corps |
Born: | Leithbridge, Victoria, Australia, 1881 |
Home Town: | Geelong, Greater Geelong, Victoria |
Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
Occupation: | Labourer |
Died: | 17 May 1952, cause of death not yet discovered, place of death not yet discovered |
Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
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World War 1 Service
14 Feb 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2607, 29th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Geelong, Victoria | |
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14 Mar 1916: | Involvement Private, 2607, 29th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '16' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Anchises embarkation_ship_number: A68 public_note: '' | |
14 Mar 1916: | Embarked Private, 2607, 29th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Anchises, Melbourne | |
19 Aug 1917: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, Anzac Provost Corps , From 29th Battalion. Letter A added when taken on strength, service number now 2607A | |
10 Feb 1919: | Promoted AIF WW1, Corporal, Anzac Provost Corps | |
10 Oct 1920: | Discharged AIF WW1, Corporal, 2607A, Anzac Provost Corps , Discharged at the 3rd Military District |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of James Caffery and Sarah Caffery nee Griffith of Dubbo, NSW later of Leithbridge, Victoria. Brother of John Joseph Caffery who returned to Australia on 12 May 1919 having served with the 45th Battalion
Husband of Emily Caffery nee Moody of John Place, Geelong, Victoria. Joseph and Emily married in Victoria during 1906c
Commenced return to Australia on 12 March 1920 aboard HT Ceramic disembarking on 7 May 1920
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal