ALLSOPP, Cyrus Clarence
| Service Number: | 2029 |
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| Enlisted: | 23 March 1916 |
| Last Rank: | Lance Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 34th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Singleton, New South Wales, Australia, date not yet discovered |
| Home Town: | Singleton, Northumberland, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Station Hand |
| Memorials: | Singleton War Memorial |
World War 1 Service
| 23 Mar 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2029, 34th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 24 Aug 1916: | Involvement Private, 2029, 34th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '17' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Anchises embarkation_ship_number: A68 public_note: '' | |
| 24 Aug 1916: | Embarked Private, 2029, 34th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Anchises, Sydney | |
| 18 Jan 1919: | Involvement AIF WW1, Lance Corporal |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Geoffrey Gillon
Cyrus was only 19 years old when he became Private 2029 in the Australian Imperial Force. After receiving gun shot wounds to his left thigh and left side (probably near Messines, Belgium), he was admitted to Colchester Military Hospital on 4 June 1917. After spending seven months recuperating, he returned to his Battalion on 9 February 1918 – only to need further treatment in Colchester Military Hospital, a few weeks after promotion to Lance Corporal on 16 April 1918. At the end of August 1918, another wounding to the left wrist and hand necessitated treatment in Cheltenham Military Hospital. He was not discharged until January 1919.
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