Cecil Paul BEST

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Service Numbers:	15631, 8673
Enlisted:	2 September 1915
Last Rank:	Lance Corporal
Last Unit:	2nd Australian General Hospital: AIF
Born:	1894, place not yet discovered
Home Town:	Not yet discovered
Schooling:	The Kings School, Parramatta, New South Wales, Australia
Occupation:	School teacher
Memorials:

2 Sep 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 15631, 2nd Australian General Hospital: AIF
7 Jan 1916:	Involvement Private, 8673, Motor Drivers, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '24' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Medic embarkation_ship_number: A7 public_note: ''
7 Jan 1916:	Embarked Private, 8673, Motor Drivers, HMAT Medic, Sydney
27 Sep 1916:	Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 2nd Australian General Hospital: AIF, Acting Corporal.
29 Oct 1916:	Involvement AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 15631, 2nd Australian General Hospital: AIF, Acting Lance Corporal. Invalided to England per HS ‘Cambria’ from Calais.
23 May 1917:	Embarked AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 15631, 2nd Australian General Hospital: AIF, Returned to Australia from Devenport, on the ship ‘A33 Ayrshire’.
15 Aug 1917:	Discharged AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 15631, 2nd Australian General Hospital: AIF, Acting Lance Corporal.Discharged at the 2nd Military District.

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