CAHILL, Patrick Francis
| Service Number: | 1629 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 54th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Millthorpe, NSW, date not yet discovered |
| Home Town: | Not yet discovered |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Memorials: | Wellington Hall of Memory Honour Roll |
World War 1 Service
| 14 Apr 1916: | Involvement Private, 1629, 54th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '19' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Ceramic embarkation_ship_number: A40 public_note: '' | |
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| 14 Apr 1916: | Embarked Private, 1629, 54th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ceramic, Sydney |
WW1
The details provided are taken from the book "Stealth Raiders - a few daring men in 1918" written by Lucas Jordan, published 2017, refer to page 263. Prior to the war he was a labourer of Wellington NSW. He enlisted 17 Jan 1916 aged 22 years. He served with the 54th Infantry Battalion. He survived the war and departed the UK for home 20 Nov 1918.
Submitted 23 January 2020 by Maxwell HILL
Biography contributed by Glenunga International High School
Patrick Francis Cahill was an Australian World War 1 soldier born in Millthorpe, NSW. Before enlisting to fight during the First World War, Patrick’s occupation was being a Labourer.
Patrick was born in Adelaide in around 1894-1895 with no confirmed Date Of Birth. The First World War was Patrick’s first and last service for the military. There is no information about Patrick’s ancestry.
Patrick Francis Cahill was enlisted to fight in France on the 17th of January 1916 and fought with the 54th battalion. Patrick survived the war with minimal injuries but there is no information about when or how he died.
There is no information on death date or place of death. There is no information on what he did after the war.