RANDALL, Cyril Thomas
| Service Number: | SX4763 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 10 June 1940 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 2nd/43rd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | London, England, 23 April 1920 |
| Home Town: | Kensington, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Norwood Central School |
| Occupation: | Storeman |
| Died: | 4 February 1988, aged 67 years, cause of death not yet discovered, place of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
| Memorials: |
World War 2 Service
| 10 Jun 1940: | Involvement Private, SX4763, 2nd/43rd Infantry Battalion | |
|---|---|---|
| 10 Jun 1940: | Involvement Private, SX4763 | |
| 10 Jun 1940: | Enlisted Adelaide, SA | |
| 10 Jun 1940: | Enlisted Adelaide, South Australia | |
| 10 Jun 1940: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, SX4763 | |
| 11 Sep 1945: | Discharged Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, SX4763, 2nd/43rd Infantry Battalion |
Help us honour Cyril Thomas Randall's service by contributing information, stories, and images so that they can be preserved for future generations.
Add my storyBiography
17 /12/1941 Promoted to Acting Corporal
Biography contributed by Faithe Jones
Son of Mr and Mrs T.J. RANDALL of 201 Beulah Road, North Kensington, SA. Educated at Norwood Central School he was a member of the Electric Light Cricket Club and was fond of swimming and also took part in bicycle racing both track and road. He was also a member of the Norwood Sea Scouts. In civilian life Cyril worked at Simpson and Sons and then moved to Richards Motor Works. Enlisting in June 1940 he left Australia in December 1940 for the Middle East and fought through desert campagins to Tobruk and then on to Syria. Cyril had a bright disposition and was very popular. His father was a member of the 2nd Batt. West Yorks a British Regiment in the Great War and was taken prisoner at Pozieres in March 1918 but released after the Armistice.
Click images to start slideshow.