George CAFFERY

CAFFERY, George

Service Number: 312
Enlisted: 31 July 1916, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria
Last Rank: Private
Last Unit: 2nd Machine Gun Company
Born: Bourke, New South Wales, Australia, 1892
Home Town: Albury, Albury Municipality, New South Wales
Schooling: Not yet discovered
Occupation: Labourer
Died: New South Wales, Australia , 26 June 1977, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery: Rookwood Cemetery & Crematorium
Catholic area, Monumental Lawn 24, Grave 921. Interred on 29 June 1977
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World War 1 Service

31 Jul 1916: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 312, 10th Machine Gun Company, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria
19 Sep 1916: Involvement Private, 312, 10th Machine Gun Company, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '21' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Commonwealth embarkation_ship_number: A73 public_note: ''
19 Sep 1916: Embarked Private, 312, 10th Machine Gun Company, HMAT Commonwealth, Melbourne
20 Apr 1917: Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 22nd Machine Gun Company, From 10th Machine Gun Company
7 Oct 1917: Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 312, 22nd Machine Gun Company, Wound to the back. Invalided to England on 19 October 1917 aboard HS St. Denis
9 Apr 1918: Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 2nd Machine Gun Company, From wounding
3 May 1918: Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 312, 2nd Machine Gun Company, Second occasion. Multiple wounds to both legs, back and hand
19 Oct 1920: Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 312, 2nd Machine Gun Company, Discharged at the 3rd Military District as medically unfit due to wounding

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Biography contributed by Carol Foster

Son of John Caffery and Anne Caffery of Bourke, NSW

Next of kin given as his brother Jack Caffery of Albury, NSW

Commenced return to Australia on 31 December 1918 aboard HT Nestor disembarking on the 1st February 1919

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal