Caldecott, John Vincent

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Gosford District Casualties of World War One

Bragg, Edmund Allen Service Number 1494

Killed in Action 19th May 1915 Gallipoli Peninsula

Gosford District Casualties of World War One

Caldecott, John Vincent Service Number 1964

Presumed Dead 10th December 1918 Palm Beach, NSW, Australia

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And Vivienne Tranter

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NAME Caldecott, John Vincent

SERVICE NO 1964

UNIT 1st Light horse/ 13

th Rienf.

RANK Gunner

AGE at Enlistment 18 yrs

PLACE OF BIRTH Orange, NSW

ADDRESS

OCCUPATION Station Hand

DATE OF ENLISTMENT 16 Oct 1915

PLACE OF ENLISTMENT Moree, NSW

PREVIOUS SERVICE Nil

NEXT OF KIN Father Edward Caldecott-Ourimbah, NSW

Wife ;- Maud Florence Caldecott nee Beckensal, 34 Hollaway Rd.London

PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION Height-5’9½”.Weight-10st.4½lbs. Chest-35” Complexion-Fair. Eyes-Brown. Hair-Fair.

Scar on Left side of chin.

RELIGION C/E

EMBARKED Sydney 20 Dec 1915 per HMAT A60 “Aeneas”

DISEMBARKED

NOTES Returned to Aust per D14 “Kanowna” from Eng. GSW R leg amputee. Discharged

WOUNDED/ILLNESS 24 Aug 1916 -SW Jaw. 2 Nov 1916-Dental Care

31 Oct 1917 -BW R/Thigh. Fractured femur. Amp. Mid thigh.

DIED 10 Dec 1918- Drowned about 4 pm. Palm Beach, NSW

BURIED

MEDALS British War Medal-27981, Victory Medal-27803. Memorial Plaque & Scroll-597273

DEPENDANTS

PERSONAL EFFECTS

WILL Yes

CORRESPONDENCE Marriage cert.

REMARKS Bathing with fellow patients from the 4th Aust General Hospital,

when they were caught in strong undertow, Body not recovered as at 20 Dec 1918. See depositions of witnesses.

Gosford times 18.12.1919.

CALDECOTT – In loving memory of Private J. V. Caldecott (1964), Who was drowned at Palm Beach on December 10, 1918. So short and sudden was the call, His sudden death surprised us all; Only those who have lost are able to tell, The pain at heart at not saying farewell. Friends may think the wound has healed, But they cannot see the sorrow in our hearts concealed. Inserted by his weeping mother and father, Mary and Edward Caldecott.

Abridged record/s courtesy of the National Archives of Australia (NAA) Series No: B2455 Item Barcode: 3186569

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