MORETON, Cecil Knight
| Service Number: | 1620 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Unit: | Australian Flying Corps (AFC) |
| Born: | London, England, 21 July 1895 |
| Home Town: | Not yet discovered |
| Schooling: | The Geelong College |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Memorials: | Batesford Lower Leigh School and District Honor Roll, Geelong College WW1 Roll of Honour, Little River Roll of Honor WW1, Stonehaven Lower Leigh School and District Honor Roll, Werribee Honour Roll |
World War 1 Service
| 10 May 1917: | Involvement 1620, Australian Flying Corps (AFC), --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '1' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Marathon embarkation_ship_number: A74 public_note: '' | |
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| 10 May 1917: | Embarked 1620, Australian Flying Corps (AFC), HMAT Marathon, Sydney |
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MORETON, Cecil Knight (1895-1973)
Born in London on 21 July 1895, the son of Dr Frederick Moreton and his wife Mary nee Jarvie, of 'Meltham', Fyansford, he came to Australia with his parents as a young boy. He was enrolled at Geelong College from 1909 to 1912.
After the death of his brother, 'Bert' and against his father's wishes, he enlisted in the Australian Flying Corps (AFC) on 2 February 1917. He then embarked as 2nd Air Mechanic C K Moreton (1620) for England with the March 1917 Reinforcements on HMAT A74 Marathon on 10 May for training. He was promoted Lieutenant at 8th Training Squadron AFC, after training at Oxford as a Flying Officer Pilot. He eventually returned to Australia on HMT China, embarking on 1 May 1919.
The AWM Collection holds a group portrait of B Flight, No 8 Training Squadron of the AFC, Leighterton which includes 2nd Lt C K Moreton.
His three brothers, Archibald Herbert Moreton (1894-1915); Frederick Ewart Moreton (1892-1978); and Arthur Roberts Moreton (1901-1964) all attended Geelong College. Trooper Archibald Herbert Moreton was killed in action at The Nek on Gallipoli on 7 August 1915, and was buried at Ari Burnu Cemetery, Anzac
Source : The Geelong College - http://gnet.geelongcollege.vic.edu.au:8080/wiki/MORETON-Cecil-Knight-1895-1973.ashx?HL=moreton
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