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SEARLES, Cecil George
Personal Details
Service Number: | 165 |
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Enlisted: | 10 February 1915 |
Last Rank: | Private |
Last Unit: | 19th Infantry Battalion |
Born: | Hamilton, New South Wales, Australia, 1 January 1897 |
Home Town: | Morpeth, Maitland Municipality, New South Wales |
Schooling: | Public School, Morpeth, Maitland, New South Wales, Australia |
Occupation: | Baker |
Died: | Killed in Action, Gallipoli , Turkey, 21 September 1915, aged 18 years |
Cemetery: |
7th Field Ambulance Cemetery Plot IV, Row D, Grave 8 Headstone Inscription "TO THE MEMORY OF OUR DEAR SON GONE BUT NOT FORGOTTEN" |
Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Morpeth St James Anglican Church Honour Roll, Morpeth War Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
10 Feb 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 165, 19th Infantry Battalion | |
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25 Jun 1915: | Involvement Private, 165, 19th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '13' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ceramic embarkation_ship_number: A40 public_note: '' | |
25 Jun 1915: | Embarked Private, 165, 19th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ceramic, Melbourne | |
21 Sep 1915: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 165, 19th Infantry Battalion, Killed in action |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Daryl Jones
Enlisted and served under alias Arthur Barratt
Son of George and Elizabeth Ada SEARLES. of Swan St., Morpeth, New South Wales.