Thomas Henry McCaffery (abt. 1884 - abt. 1940)

Born about 1884 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Biography

Thomas Henry McCaffery was born 1887 at Sydney. Parents William H McCaffery & Catherine H ?Baker?

He was employed as a Carriage Builder at Eveleigh (Train) Works.

World War 1 military service Enlisted for military service 17 Aug 1914 at Sydney, New South Wales. Joined Australian Army Service Corps. SERN 508. Not married. Next of Kin listed as Mrs C Baker. 18 Oct 1914 embarked for Cairo. Proceeded to join MEF (?Military Expeditionary Force?) Gallipoli 5 Apr 1915. Contracted Malaria. Returned to Alexandria hospital by 7 Nov 1915 for treatment. 12 Dec 1916 had relocated to France. Promotions over this time ultimately to Staff Sergeant. Repatriated to Australia 8 Oct 1918.

Research Notes

I erroneously added Mother based on the existing Father however after locating his Military record it says he was 26y 10m of age when he joined in Aug 1914 (i.e. born ~ 1887) so probably NSW BDM 10293/1887. It also states he wasn't married and passed away about 1940.

{Agreed. NSW BDM 10293/1887 is my choice. In Thomas' service record, Next of kin is Mrs C Baker. A pretty tenuous link, but one I think can be relied upon... [Hudson-8929] 21st Nov 2020}

Where as Thomas Henry, the son of Francis & Mary, was born in 1884, married in 1910 and passed away in 1951.

{marriage - George R Baker & Kate McCaffery 1891 at Sydney, New South Wales. Ref# 1249/1891. https://familyhistory.bdm.nsw.gov.au/ Here, probably need to chase through siblings. Chasing through mother's birth & 1st marriage may be very difficult}

Sources

Australian Imperial Force [1]