MARKS, Cecil Soloman
| Service Number: | 2681 |
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| Enlisted: | 29 November 1915, Melbourne, Vic. |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 2nd Pioneer Battalion |
| Born: | East Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 4 March 1876 |
| Home Town: | Leongatha, South Gippsland, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Grazier |
| Died: | West Gippsland Hospital, Warragul, Victoria, Australia, 22 April 1944, aged 68 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Melbourne General Cemetery, Carlton, Victoria MGC-JEW-Comp-K-No-156 |
| Memorials: | Hallston and District WW1 Roll of Honor |
World War 1 Service
| 29 Nov 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2681, 2nd Pioneer Battalion, Melbourne, Vic. | |
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| 18 Sep 1916: | Involvement Private, 2681, 2nd Pioneer Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '5' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Karroo embarkation_ship_number: A10 public_note: '' | |
| 18 Sep 1916: | Embarked Private, 2681, 2nd Pioneer Battalion, HMAT Karroo, Melbourne |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Cecil Solomon Marks (Reg No. 2681) was the son of Edward Marks and his wife, Fanny (nee Benjamin). He was born on 4 March 1876 at the family home, 2 Burlington Terrace, 398 Albert Street, East Melbourne where Edward and Fanny continued to live until their deaths in 1900 and 1909 respectively. At the time of his marriage in 1861 Edward was described as a merchant with premises at 13 Flinders Lane east. Family descendants state that he was a draper with the family nickname of Teddy the Trimmer. His mother's family, the Benjamins, were a prominent East Melbourne Jewish family. Cecil moved to Lot 42A Parish of Allambee a farm of 258 acres in 1909.
Cecil enlisted on 29 November 1915 in Melbourne aged 39. He nominated his sister, Florence, as his next of kin. He admitted that he had been previously rejected for service on account of his teeth. By 2 May 1916 he was with the 19th Depot Battalion at Geelong but on 15 August 1916 he was transferred to the 2nd Pioneer Battalion, 5th Reinforcements and sent to Seymour for training. He embarked 18
September 1916 aboard HMAT Karroo and disembarked at Plymouth 15 November and was taken on strength the same day. He proceeded overseas to France on 5 April 1917 and joined his unit in the field on 30 April. On 4 May 1917 he was wounded in action and suffered shell shock for which he spent ten days in hospital. He was admitted to hospital again on 15 February 1918 with lumbago
which kept him out of the action for over two months. In May he was back in hospital with debility. He was taken to England and returned to Australia on 20 November 1918.
Cecil died on 23 April 1944 at the West Gippsland Hospital, Warragul. He is buried at the Melbourne
General Cemetery
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