Cecil Preston PITCHERS

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PITCHERS, Cecil Preston

Service Number:	2008
Enlisted:	Not yet discovered
Last Rank:	Gunner
Last Unit:	1st Field Artillery Brigade
Born:	Not yet discovered
Home Town:	Not yet discovered
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Store Assistant
Memorials:	Booleroo Centre War Memorial

World War 1 Service

10 Feb 1916:	Involvement Private, 2008, 9th Light Horse Regiment, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '2' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Warilda embarkation_ship_number: A69 public_note: ''
10 Feb 1916:	Embarked Private, 2008, 9th Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Warilda, Adelaide
11 Nov 1918:	Involvement Gunner, 2008, 1st Field Artillery Brigade

Cecil Preston Hall Pitchers

2008B, Gunner,2nd F.A.B. (Late 9th Light Horse).
Cecil enlisted in WW1 15th November 1915 in the Australian Imperial Forces. After a period of 140 days in Australia, he saw service abroad for three years and 132 days. He served at Gallipolli Light Horse.

During WW2 Cecil was in the "Home Guards" and munitions at Finsbury near Hendon.
Tragically he suffered a fatal accident during the black out, being hit by a train on Semaphore road. Cecil died on 8th August 1942. He is buried in the Cheltenham Cemetery.

Cecil was survived by his wife Agnes and two sons, Barry and Wayne.

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