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MACHIN, Cecil Rhodes

Service Number:	3871
Enlisted:	15 June 1915, Enlisted in Rockhampton
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	49th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Aramac, Queensland, Australia , 24 January 1892
Home Town:	Ilfracombe, Longreach, Queensland
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Station Hand
Died:	Killed in Action, Belgium, 7 June 1917, aged 25 years
Cemetery:	No known grave - "Known Unto God" Menin Gate Memorial
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Ilfracombe District Honour Roll, Ilfracombe Memorial Rotunda, Longreach War Memorial, Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial

World War 1 Service

15 Jun 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3871, 25th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted in Rockhampton
31 Jan 1916:	Involvement Private, 3871, 25th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '15' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Wandilla embarkation_ship_number: A62 public_note: ''
31 Jan 1916:	Embarked Private, 3871, 25th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Wandilla, Brisbane
2 Apr 1916:	Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 49th Infantry Battalion
7 Jun 1917:	Involvement Private, 3871, 49th Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 3871 awm_unit: 49th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1917-06-07

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Biography contributed by Matthew Whitehead

Son of Arthur and Catherine Machin, of Ilfracombe, Queensland.