Cecil Roy ABBOTT

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Service Number:	5930
Enlisted:	2 March 1915, Keswick, South Australia
Last Rank:	Driver
Last Unit:	4th Light Horse Brigade Train
Born:	Broken Hill, New South Wales, 1896
Home Town:	Rosewater (Greytown), Port Adelaide Enfield, South Australia
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Horse Driver
Died:	Adelaide, SA , 28 October 1938, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery:	Cheltenham Cemetery, South Australia Section CX, Drive A, Path 2(13), Site 22C Lease expires 2033
Memorials:	Adelaide Gilles Street Primary School WW1 Honour Roll (New), Rosewater Womens Memorial Roll of Honour WW1

2 Mar 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Keswick, South Australia
26 May 1915:	Involvement AIF WW1, Driver, 5930, 4th Light Horse Brigade Train, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '22' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Afric embarkation_ship_number: A19 public_note: ''
26 May 1915:	Embarked AIF WW1, Driver, 5930, 4th Light Horse Brigade Train, HMAT Afric, Adelaide
12 Jan 1916:	Discharged AIF WW1

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Described on enlisting as 21 years 3 months old; single; 5' 3 3/4" tall; 130 lbs;
fair complexion; brown eyes; brown hair; Church of England.

2/3/1915 Enlisted in Keswick, South Australia
Completed medical - fit for service

2/3/1915 Commanding Officer appointed Cecil to B Company Base Depot

1/4/1915 Transferred to 4th Light Horse Brigade Train

26/5/1915 Embarked from Adelaide on board HMAT A19 Afric
Driver in 4th Light Horse Brigade Train

29/8/1915 Returned to Australia on board Easipides - Rheumatism
1/10/1915 Disembarked into Australia

12/1/1916 Discharged from service

Medals:
WWI 1914-15 Star (6464); British War medal (3983); Victory medal (3942)

Sourced and submitted by Julianne T Ryan. 3/11/2014. Lest we forget.