SLADE, Cecil Godfrey
| Service Number: | 6615 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 7th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Melbourne, Victoria, Australia , date not yet discovered |
| Home Town: | Not yet discovered |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Railway Clerk |
| Memorials: | Bendigo Central School Honor Roll, Bendigo Great War Roll of Honor, Bendigo St. John's Presbyterian Church Honour Roll |
World War 1 Service
| 2 Oct 1916: | Involvement Private, 6615, 7th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Nestor embarkation_ship_number: A71 public_note: '' | |
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| 2 Oct 1916: | Embarked Private, 6615, 7th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Nestor, Melbourne |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Larna Malone
Known as ‘Godfrey’, Cecil Godfrey Slade was born in Melbourne, the son of John and Emilie Augusta Slade. He enlisted in Bendigo on 13.6.16, aged 20 years and 2 months. He was a Railway Clerk, 5’ 7” tall, with a dark complexion, brown eyes and brown hair. On 27.9.16 he was appointed to the 21st Reinforcements for the 7th Battalion and allocated Service No. 6615. He embarked for overseas on 2.10.16.
Disembarking in England he was appointed to the 2nd Training Battalion. He embarked for France on 20.8.17. He joined the 23rd Battalion on 1.9.17.
Cecil Godfrey Slade was Wounded in Action on 4.10.17, sustaining a Gun Shot Wound to his left thigh. The War Diarist recorded that the 6th Brigade had participated in an attack at Zonnebeke (in Belgium) and had carried the Broodseinde ridge. The 23rd Battalion had been in support, carrying ammunition to the front line and digging a communication trench. Cecil Godfrey Slade was admitted to hospital and later transferred to hospital in England.
He was discharged from hospital on 29.12.17 and after a short furlough was attached to No. 1 Command Depot in Sutton Veny. On 3.3.18 he was attached for duty with Depot headquarters. He moved to the overseas training brigade on 25.4.18. He embarked for France on 8.5.18 and re-joined his unit on 10.5.18. On 23.6.18 he was admitted to hospital with Pyrexia of Unknown Origin (i.e. Raised body temperature and fever, with no identified cause). He re-joined his battalion on 31.7.18.
On 13.1.19 he was transferred to the Australian Army Postal Corps. He embarked for return to Australia on 13.7.19.
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