SPOTSWOOD, Cyril William Seddon
| Service Number: | 3474 |
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| Enlisted: | 17 April 1917, Enlisted in Melbourne |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 59th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Footscray, Victoria, Australia, 1899 |
| Home Town: | Footscray, Maribyrnong, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Footscray State School, Tom's Albert Park Grammar School |
| Occupation: | Clerk |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 25 June 1918 |
| Cemetery: |
Mericourt-L'Abbe Communal Cemetery Extension Plot 111, Row C, Grave 11, Mericourt-L'Abbe Communal Cemetery Extension, Mericourt-L'Abbe, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
World War 1 Service
| 17 Apr 1917: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3474, 59th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted in Melbourne | |
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| 16 Jul 1917: | Involvement Private, 3474, 59th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '20' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Port Melbourne embarkation_ship_number: A16 public_note: '' | |
| 16 Jul 1917: | Embarked Private, 3474, 59th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Port Melbourne, Sydney |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Only son of William and Margaret Spotswood of 48 Victoria Street, Footscray, Victoria
Private C. W. S. Spotswood was the only son of Mr and Mrs W. Spotswood, of 45 Victoria street, Footscray and was officially reported as killed in action on June 25th. Enlisting in May last year at the age of 18 years, he sailed from Sydney two months later for the front with his comrade. George Drayton, now reported killed in action, and was 19 years of age when he met his death. Prior to enlisting he was a clerk in the Victorian railways and had a promising future before him. He was 2nd Lieut. in the Footscray Senior Cadets and took great interest in military matters. Private Spotswood was an old scholar of the Hyde street school and finished his education at Mr Tom's Albert Park Grammar Shcool.
Cousin of a Captain Seddon who was Killed in action when serving with the New Zealand Forces
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
Cyril also serve in the Yarraville Cadets for 4 years
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