NUMBER:
Trooper 311

BATTALION / UNIT / SHIP:
8th Light Horse

PLACE OF BIRTH:
Coburg, Victoria

NEXT OF KIN:
His mother, Mrs. A. Cakebread, 1 Gordon St, Elsternwick

PLACE OF ENLISTMENT:
Broadmeadows, Victoria 10/2/1915

PHYSICAL DETAILS ON ENLISTMENT:
Age 19 years 9 months, 5'6", 9 stone 8 pounds, hazel eyes and brown hair

RELIGION:
Church of England

OCCUPATION:
Boundary rider

PLACE & DATE OF DEATH:
He was killed on 7/8/1915 at the attack on the Nek, Gallipoli

LOCATION OF GRAVE/MEMORIAL:
He is remembered on the Lone Pine Memorial

RELATIONSHIP TO WOORAYL SHIRE:
He was a boundary rider who worked in the area

MILITARY/OTHER HISTORY:
◈ He attended Elsternwick State School
◈ 10/2/1915 He enlisted in Broadmeadows
◈ 25/2/1915 He embarked Melbourne on HMAT Star of Victoria
◈ 16/5/1915 He embarked for Gallipoli from Alexandria
◈ 7/8/1915 He was killed in the action at The Nek
◈ His medals were given to his mother in the 1920s
◈ His effects consisted of a wallet, letters, spurs, Egyptian wall hanging, testament, and handkerchief
◈ Mrs. Ada Cakebread was granted a pension of £26 per annum