WAMSLEY, Cecil Carrington
| Service Number: | 1017 |
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| Enlisted: | 26 March 1915, Liverpool, New South Wales |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 20th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Ourimbah, New South Wales, 1891 |
| Home Town: | Ourimbah, Wyong Shire, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Ourimbah Public School |
| Occupation: | Bushman |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 26 July 1916 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" No known grave, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Ourimbah Memorial Arch, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France) |
World War 1 Service
| 26 Mar 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1017, Liverpool, New South Wales | |
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| 25 Jun 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1017, 20th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '13' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Berrima embarkation_ship_number: A35 public_note: '' | |
| 25 Jun 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 1017, 20th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Berrima, Sydney | |
| 26 Jul 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1017, 20th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières |
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Cecil Carrington WAMSLEY was born in 1891 at Ourimbah near Gosford, NSW
His parents were Archibald Albert Ernest WAMSLEY and Elizabeth BEVAN
He enlisted on 26th March, 1915 - 20th Battalion, C Company - Unit embarked from Sydney on the ship Berrima on 25th June 1915
Cecil was Killed in Action on 26th July, 1916 - no known grave
He is commemorated in the Australian War Memorial, The Australian National Memorial, Villers Bretonneux, France and also has a memorial headstone in Lisarow Cemetery, NSW (see photo)
"...Private 1017 Cecil 'Curly' Carrington Wamsley, C Company, 20th Battalion, of Ourimbah, NSW. A bushman prior to enlistment he embarked from Sydney on board Transport Berrima on 25 June 1915. Pte Wamsley was reported missing and killed in action on 26 July 1916, aged 25. He has no known grave and his name is recorded on the Australian National Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, France." - SOURCE (www.awm.gov.au)
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