BACON, Cyril Hastings
| Service Numbers: | 511, 571 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 5 November 1914 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 6th Light Horse Regiment |
| Born: | Waverley, New South Wales, Australia, December 1892 |
| Home Town: | Warrigal, Bogan, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Grazier |
| Died: | Died during an appendix operation, Duchess Home, Beaumont St off Weymouth, London, England, United Kingdom, 24 October 1915 |
| Cemetery: |
Wandsworth (Earlsfield) Cemetery, London England (AUST. 4), London, England, Earlsfield Cemetery, London, England, United Kingdom |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Inverell War Memorial, Sydney Grammar School WW1 Honour Board |
Biography contributed by Evan Evans
The summary below was completed by Cathy Sedgwick – Facebook “WW1 Australian War Graves in England/UK/Scotland/Ireland
Died on this date – 24th October…… Cyril Hastings Bacon was born in 1894 at Waverley, Sydney, New South Wales. He enlisted in the Australian Imperial Force (A.I.F.) on 5th November, 1914 as a 22 year old, single, Grazier from Warrigal Club, Sydney, NSW.
Trooper Cyril Bacon embarked from Sydney, NSW on HMAT Suevic (A29) on 21st December, 1914 with the 2nd Light Horse Brigade, 6th Light Horse Regiment “B” Squadron.
He proceeded from Alexandria on 15th May, 1915 to join M. E. F. (Mediterranean Expeditionary Force) at Gallipoli on HMT Lutzow.
On 10th August, 1915 Trooper Bacon was sent sick to No. 2 Field Ambulance at Anzac Cove, Gallipoli with Appendicitis. He was transferred to Hospital Carrier Georgian on 11th August, 1915 then transferred to Hospital Ship Aquitania on 14th August, 1915.
He was admitted to 4th London General Hospital at Denmark Hill, England on 23rd August, 1915 then transferred to 3rd London General Hospital, Wandsworth, London, England on 25th August, 1915 with Dysentery.
Trooper Cyril Hastings Bacon died on 24th October, 1915 at Duchess Home, Beaumont St off Weymouth, London, England after an operation for appendicitis.
He was buried in Wandsworth (Earlsfield) Cemetery, London, England where 34 other WW1 Australian War Graves are located.
(The above is a summary of my research. The full research can be found by following the link below)
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