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Athol Bernard Caddy

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Athol Bernard Caddy (Rank: Driver - Service No: 5017 - New Zealand Army Service Corps) was Killed in Action during the First Battle of El Alamein, Egypt on 15th July 1942.

Athol Bernard Caddy 1914-1942

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Identity

About

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    Athol Bernard AWMM
  • Surname
    Caddy AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    5017 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
  • Religion

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
  • Date of birth
  • Place of birth
  • Birth notes
  • Address before enlistment
    Unknown AWMM 55 London Street, Eltham, New Zealand AWMM
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    Mr W. Caddy (father), Awaiti, Paeroa, New Zealand AWMM
  • Relationship status
    Pre 5 January 1940 AWMM Single AWMM

Service

Wars and conflicts

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  • War
    World War II, 1939-1945 AWMM
  • Campaign
    Western Desert AWMM
  • Armed force / branch
    Army AWMM
  • Service number
    5017 AWMM
  • Military service
  • Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers

Military decorations

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Training and Enlistment

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Embarkations

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Prisoner of war

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  • Capture details
  • Days interned
  • Liberation date
  • Liberation Repatriation
  • POW liberation details
  • POW serial number

Medical history

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  • Medical notes
    Killed on Active Service, Cause of Death AWMM

Biographical information

Biographical information

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  • Athol Caddy was the son of William Henry and Angelina Amelia Caddy, of Karangahake, New Zealand. AWMM

Death

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  • Death
    15 July 1942 AWMM
    Age 28 AWMM
    Western Desert, North Africa AWMM
  • Date of death
  • Age at death
  • Place of death
  • Cause of death
    Killed on Active Service AWMM
  • Death notes
  • Cemetery
    El Alamein War Cemetery, Egypt AWMM XXVIII. C. 23. AWMM
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Sources

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  • External links
    Commonwealth War Graves Commission record
    https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-details/2092801
    Sources Used
  • References
    • Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force. (1941). Nominal Roll Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force No. 1 (Embarkations to 31st March, 1940). Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer. AWMM
      WW2 1: WW2 31 AWMM
    • Sinclair, D. (1954). 19 Battalion and Armoured Regiment. Wellington, N.Z.: Department of Internal Affairs, War History Branch. AWMM

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12 November 2022Adrian MarkTelford, Shropshire, United KingdomOther relative

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