WINCH, Cecil Henry
| Service Number: | 2042 |
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| Enlisted: | 21 January 1915, Enlisted at Liverpool, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 4th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Camberwell, South London, England, United Kingdom, 1896 |
| Home Town: | Sydney, City of Sydney, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Christchurch School, Ilford , Essex. |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Gallipoli, Ottoman Empire, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 6 August 1915 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Lone Pine Memorial Memorial reference: 23., Lone Pine Memorial, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Lone Pine Memorial to the Missing |
World War 1 Service
| 21 Jan 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2042, 4th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Liverpool, NSW | |
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| 13 Apr 1915: | Involvement Private, 2042, 4th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Kyarra embarkation_ship_number: A55 public_note: '' | |
| 13 Apr 1915: | Embarked Private, 2042, 4th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Kyarra, Sydney |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Geoffrey Gillon
He was born in Camberwell, South London in 1896 and attended Christchurch School in Ilford, Essex. He was killed in action between 6th August 1915 and 9th August 1915.
Births Dec 1896 Winch Cecil Henry Camberwell 1d 1009.
In the United Kingdom, he is commemorated on the Christchurch School Memorail pLaque which is situated in the church of St. Margaret of Antioch at 7 Perth Road, Ilford, IG1 4HZ.
It commemorates the former pupils of Christchurch School in Ilford who lost their lives in the First World War. The memorial takes the form of a brass plaque with an arched top and is presented in a wooden frame. The names of the fallen, in black lettering, are listed in five columns. It is unclear whether the memorial was originally located in the school and subsequently moved to the church or whether it has always been at St. Margaret of Antioch Church.
He is also commemorated in the Ilford War Memorial Gazette and in the Ilford War Memorial Hall
Biography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Arthur and Mrs Winch of 57 Courtland Avenue, Ilford, Essex, England later of Coventry Street, Ilford, Essex, England
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
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