Cecil George SEARLES

SEARLES, Cecil George

Service Number: 165
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
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World War 1 Service

10 Feb 1915: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 165, 19th Infantry Battalion
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

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Biography 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.