Cecil Henry ROSEVEAR

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ROSEVEAR, Cecil Henry

Service Number:	8053
Enlisted:	27 November 1917
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	12th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Rosevears, Tasmania, Australia, 3 July 1898
Home Town:	Rosevears, Tasmania
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Farmer
Died:	Measles & purulent Bronchitis, Military Hospital, Sutton Veny, England, United Kingdom, 30 May 1918, aged 19 years
Cemetery:	Sutton Veny (St. John) Churchyard, Wiltshire, England Sutton Veny (St. John) Churchyard (Plot 352, Row E, Grave No. 4), Wiltshire, England, Sutton Veny (St John) Churchyard, Sutton Veny, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour

World War 1 Service

27 Nov 1917:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 8053, 12th Infantry Battalion
28 Feb 1918:	Involvement Private, 8053, 12th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Nestor embarkation_ship_number: A71 public_note: ''
28 Feb 1918:	Embarked Private, 8053, 12th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Nestor, Melbourne

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Biography contributed by Evan Evans

The summary below was completed by Cathy Sedgwick – Facebook “WW1 Australian War Graves in England/UK

Died on this date - 30th May......Private Cecil Henry Rosevear was born at at Rosevears, Tasmania in 1898. He enlisted in the Australian Imperial Force (A.I.F.) on 27th November, 1917 as a 19 year old Farmer from Rosevears, Tasmania.

Private Rosevear arrived in England for further training on 20th April, 1918 & was posted to 1st Training Battalion at Sutton Veny, Wiltshire.

Private Rosevear was sent sick to Group Clearing Hospital at Sutton Veny on 21st May, 1918 with bronchitis & Laryngitis on 21st May, 1918 then transferred & admitted to Military Hospital at Sutton Veny on 24th May, 1918 seriously ill with Pneumonia (as per Casualty Form - Active Service, however the Hospital Admissions form stated that he was admitted with a severe attack of measles & Bronchitis.)

Private Cecil Henry Rosevear died at 3.20 am on 30th May, 1918 at the Military Hospital, Sutton Veny of Measles & purulent Bronchitis, which was verified by a post mortem. He was buried in St. John the Evangelist Churchyard at Sutton Veny, Wiltshire, England where 140 other WW1 Australian Soldiers & 2 Australian Nurses are buried.

(The above is a summary of my research. The full research can be found by following the link below).
https://ww1austburialsuk.weebly.com/r---s.html

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