HENNESSY, Cecil John
| Service Number: | 739 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 6th Light Horse Regiment |
| Born: | Windsor, New South Wales, 1895 |
| Home Town: | Not yet discovered |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Dairy Farmer |
| Died: | Bendigo, Victoria, 14 May 1964, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Bendigo Cemetery Quarry Hill, Victoria, Australia |
| Memorials: |
World War 1 Service
| 20 Feb 1915: | Involvement Private, 739, 6th Light Horse Regiment, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '2' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Marere embarkation_ship_number: A21 public_note: '' | |
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| 20 Feb 1915: | Embarked Private, 739, 6th Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Marere, Sydney |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Enlisted under alias of Cecil John Upton. On 30 March 1920 he signed a Statuatory Declaration stating that his real name was in fact Cecil John Hennessy, appears on page 16 of his Attestation record.
Son of John Hennessy and Nellie of Windsor, NSW.
Next of kin given as his aunt Mrs. Alice Crew of Station Street, Newtown, NSW
24 November 1914 - enlisted at Sydney, NSW, with the 6th Light Horse Regiment with the rank of Private
23 July 1917 - transferred to the 2nd Light Horse Brigade Machine Gun Squadron with the rank of Trooper
Commenced return to Australia on 5 March 1919 aboard HT Port Sydney disembarking on 21 April 1919
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
20 June 1919 - discharged at the 2nd Military District
During 1920c Cecil married Ruby M. Janson in Sydney while using his correct name of Cecil John Hennessy.