CASWELL, George Arthur
(Service number 6/4008)
| First Rank | Private | Last Rank | Private |
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Birth
| Date | 06/03/1905 | Place of Birth | Fairlie |
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Enlistment Information
| Date | Age | ||
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| Address at Enlistment | |||
| Occupation | Farm labourer | ||
| Previous Military Experience | |||
| Marital Status | |||
| Next of Kin | Mrs Mark Caswell (mother), Albury | ||
Military Service
| Served with | NZ Armed Forces | Served in | Army |
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Embarkation Information
| Body on Embarkation | NZEF | ||
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| Unit, Squadron, or Ship | 10th Reinforcements Canterbury Infantry Battalion, C Company | ||
| Date | 4 March 1916 | ||
| Transport | Willochra or Tofua | ||
| Embarked From | Wellington | Destination | Suez, Egypt |
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| Last Unit Served With | Canterbury Infantry Regiment, 2nd Battalion | ||
Military Awards
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Award Circumstances and Date
No information
Prisoner of War Information
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Death
| Date | 21 September 1916 | Age | |
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| Place of Death | Somme, France | ||
| Cause | Killed in action | ||
| Memorial or Cemetery | Caterpillar Valley Cemetery, Longueval, Somme, France | ||
| New Zealand Memorials | On Memorial wall, Timaru; Albury War Memorial (as G Caswell); Te Ngawai War Memorial; Albury Football Club Roll of Honour; Fairlie War Memorial | ||
Biographical Notes
Son of Mark and Ellen Caswell, 24 Regent St, Timaru. Two sons, brothers William Caswell (17/382) and George Arthur Caswell (6/4008) were killed in WWI
Sources
Auckland War Memorial Museum Cenotaph Database (January 2014); SCroll web submission by J Caswell, 25 February 2018
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Researched and Written by
Carol Bell, SC branch NZSG & Timaru Herald
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