Ernest William CADDIGAN

Regimental number6/1479
Addressc/o B Barley, Te Kuiti, King Country
Marital statusSingle
Next of kinMother, Mrs C Cooper, Otahuhu, Auckland
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 3rd Reinforcements, Canterbury Infantry Battalion
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 4 Tahiti on 14 February 1915
Final rankPrivate
Final unit2nd Battalion, Canterbury Infantry Regiment
FateKilled in Action 21 September 1916
Age at death from cemetery records34
Place of burialNo known grave
Commemoration detailsCaterpillar Valley Cemetery (New Zealand) Memorial, Longueval, France
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Mother: Mrs M.J. Cooper (formerly Caddigan), Huia Road, Otahuhu. Native of Howick, Auckland
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: Canterbury Infantry Batln/Third

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