WINDEBANK, Cyril Tom
| Service Number: | 1672 |
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| Enlisted: | 31 August 1915, Enlisted at Adelaide |
| Last Rank: | Driver |
| Last Unit: | 1st Veterinary Section |
| Born: | Hamilton, South Australia, 7 February 1882 |
| Home Town: | Hamilton, Light, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Died: | Parkside, South Australia, 4 April 1961, aged 79 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Centennial Park Cemetery, South Australia General Section AB, Path 0, Grave 25 Interred on 6 April 1961. Internment number 991050 which expired on 15 October 2011 Also interred at the same site was Lily Windebank |
| Memorials: | Kapunda District WW1 Honour Roll, Marrabel District Honour Roll, Riverton Holy Trinity Anglican Church Honour Roll WW1 |
World War 1 Service
| 31 Aug 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1672, 3rd Light Horse Regiment, Enlisted at Adelaide | |
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| 18 Nov 1915: | Involvement Private, 1672, 3rd Light Horse Regiment, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '1' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Geelong embarkation_ship_number: A2 public_note: '' | |
| 18 Nov 1915: | Embarked Private, 1672, 3rd Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Geelong, Adelaide | |
| 2 Jun 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, Light Horse Reinforcements, Transferred from the 1st Light Horse Regiment to the 13th Light Horse Regiment | |
| 29 Jul 1916: | Promoted AIF WW1, Driver, 1st Australian Horse, In the field | |
| 11 Nov 1918: | Involvement 1672 | |
| 18 Dec 1918: | Transferred AIF WW1, Driver, Australian Veterinary Hospital, Transferred from the 13 Light Horse to the Australian Veterinary Hospital | |
| 18 Aug 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Driver, 1672, 1st Veterinary Section, Discharged at 4th Military District |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Thomas Windebank and Alice (nee Stanbury) Windebank of Hamilton near Kapunda, SA; brother of Emily Mary Windebank, James Hamilton Windebank, Roy Stanbury Windebank, Ruby Alice Windebank, Alfred Bell Windebank, Lena Alicia Windebank, Isabel Myra Windebank and Doris Jane Windebank
11 May 1919 - commenced return to Australia from Devonport, England, on board Zealandia disembarking in July 1919
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
On 8 May 1922 Cyril married Lily Orrock at the residence of Mr. Reg Yates of Henley Beach, SA
Residential address at the time of death was Glenelg, SA