BiographyRobert Cadden junior enlisted on 10 April 1915 and was wounded in the face and hand while fighting at Fleurbaix, France, in August 1916.
Although his wounds are said to have healed he was repatriated to Australia in March 1917 and died at the Garrison Hospital, Randwick, NSW of a heart attack due to Septic Endocarditis.
He was officially listed as a causality of war.Age27Date of Death18 December 1917 Civil employmentClerk and Commercial TravellerRelationshipsSon of Robert Cadden, of Beecroft, NSW
Service Information
Service number797RankLieutenantRegiment30th Battalion, Australian InfantryPlace of enlistmentLiverppool, NSWPlace of embarkmentSydney, NSWDate of embarkment9 November 1915Place of deathRandwick, NSWMemorial or CemeteryWaverley Cemetery, Sydney, NSWMemorial/Cemetery Beecroft War MemorialKeywordsFirst World WarBeecroftWW1
Robert Labertouche Cadden. Hornsby Shire, accessed 19/03/2026, https://hornsbyshire.recollect.net.au/nodes/view/313