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CAFFREY, Thomas Joseph
Personal Details
Service Number: | 26798 |
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Enlisted: | 22 February 1916, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria |
Last Rank: | Gunner |
Last Unit: | 12th Field Artillery Brigade |
Born: | Nhill, Victoria, Australia, 1885 |
Home Town: | Carlton, Melbourne, Victoria |
Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
Occupation: | Horse Dealer |
Died: | Heidleberg, Victoria, 28 April 1962, cause of death not yet discovered |
Cemetery: |
Fawkner Memorial Park Cemetery, Victoria Roman Catholic area, Row A, Grave 135A. Interred on 1 May 1962 |
Memorials: |
Service History
World War 1 Service
22 Feb 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Driver, 26798, 3rd Divisional Ammunition Column, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria | |
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4 Aug 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Gunner, 12th Field Artillery Brigade | |
29 Aug 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Driver, 3rd Divisional Ammunition Column | |
7 Sep 1916: | Involvement Driver, 26798, 3rd Divisional Ammunition Column, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '22' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Port Sydney embarkation_ship_number: A15 public_note: '' | |
7 Sep 1916: | Embarked Driver, 26798, 3rd Divisional Ammunition Column, HMAT Port Sydney, Melbourne | |
4 Oct 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Gunner, 26798, 12th Field Artillery Brigade , Discharged at the 3rd Military District |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Michael Joseph Caffrey and Jane Caffrey nee Wilkie if Nhill, Victoria
Husband of Myrtle Mary Caffrey nee Smith of Argyle Square, Carlton, Victoria. During 1912c Thomas married Mary in Victoria
Commenced return to Australia on 1 July 1919 aboard HT Frankfurt disembarking on the 20 August 1919
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal