MARRYAT, Cyril Beaumont
| Service Number: | 13450 |
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| Enlisted: | 13 December 1915, at Adelaide |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 43rd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | North Adelaide, South Australia, 11 September 1873 |
| Home Town: | North Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Metallurgical engineer |
| Died: | 9 October 1939, aged 66 years, cause of death not yet discovered, place of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
North Road Cemetery, Nailsworth, South Australia |
| Memorials: | Hackney St Peter's College Honour Board |
World War 1 Service
| 13 Dec 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 13450, 43rd Infantry Battalion, at Adelaide | |
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| 9 Jun 1916: | Involvement Private, 13450, 43rd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '18' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Afric embarkation_ship_number: A19 public_note: '' | |
| 9 Jun 1916: | Embarked Private, 13450, 43rd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Afric, Adelaide |
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Before War:
Cyril Beaumont Marryat was born on the 11th of September 1873. Cyril Beaumont had a family that consisted of his brother, father and mother. His father’s name was Charles Marryat, his mother’s name was Grace Marryat. He also had a brother named Charles Howard Marryat. Before Cyril Beaumont went to war, he was a metallurgical engineer. Cyril didn’t have a wife and lived with his brother at 223 Childers Street, North Adelaide, South Australia. He was a Christian and a member of the Church of England. Cyril Beaumont was 42 years old when he embarked, he weighed 126lbs and was 5ft 6.5 inches. He also had blue eyes and dark brown hair. This was some basic information about Cyril Beaumont, but he had a challenge to face.
During the war:
Cyril Beaumont embarked on the 9th of June 1916, on the HMAT Afric A19. This ship later sunk due to any enemy torpedo which killed many people on the ship. Cyril Beaumont was in the 43rd Infantry Battalion.
When in service he went to hospital many times, luckily, he was never badly injured in war he just got sick many times. The hospital that Cyril Beaumont went to was called the Fovant hospital. In World War I many of these hospitals that could hold about 50 people were built. This is because many more people and soldiers would get injured and would need help. The dates that Cyril Beaumont had entered hospital were, 18/11/16 to 22/11/16, 16/9/17 to 24/9/17 and 3/10/17 to 5/10/17. He did not make it to France, but spent his military service in England, mostly working in hospitals and with the ambulances. He was discharged in December 1918, still in London.
When in war Cyril Beaumont won two awards/medals from his service. These were the British War medal and the Victory medal. The British War medal was awarded to British soldiers who entered an active area of fighting or served overseas. The Victory medal was awarded to prescribed classes who entered theatre of war on duty between the 5th of August 1914 and the 11th of November 1918.
After the war:
After the war Cyril Beaumont returned home with no wounds and he could see his family again. There wasn’t any information about Cyril Beaumont after the war ended in 1918. But he continued to live on until he died on the 9th of October 1939. He was 67 years old when he passed. It’s unknown when the rest of his family died including his brother, mother and father. Cyril Beaumont is buried at the Church of England Cemetery, North Road, Adelaide, South Australia.
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