Cecil POPPLEWELL

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POPPLEWELL, Cecil

Service Number:	1445
Enlisted:	12 November 1914, Helena Vale, WA
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	11th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Kaikora, New Zealand, 1886
Home Town:	Ballarat, Central Highlands, Victoria
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Blacksmith
Died:	Killed in Action, Gallipoli, 19 May 1915
Cemetery:	Lone Pine Cemetery, ANZAC Plot 1, Row F, Grave 12, Lone Pine Cemetery, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Boulder Roll of Honor, Boulder Roll of Honour Board, Kalgoorlie Miner & Western Argus Roll of Honor

World War 1 Service

12 Nov 1914:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1445, 11th Infantry Battalion, Helena Vale, WA
22 Feb 1915:	Involvement Private, 1445, 11th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Itonus embarkation_ship_number: A50 public_note: ''
22 Feb 1915:	Embarked Private, 1445, 11th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Itonus, Fremantle

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Biography contributed by Carol Foster

Son of Frederick Joseph and Catherine Jane Popplewell of 4 Lyons Street, Ballarat North, Victoria; brother of Ruby Alick Popplewell

Signaller Cecil Hugh Poppelwell (killed) was the son of Mrs Poppelwell, of Mair street. He was 30 years of age, and was born in New Zealand. He was a printer, and he enlisted from Western Australia, where he was working when the war broke out. His mother is a well-known temperance and church worker.

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal

Also served in the Militia for nearly 5 years

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