CHADWICK, Cecil Tom
| Service Number: | SX8786 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 13 July 1940, Wayville, SA |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | Not yet discovered |
| Born: | Orroroo, SA, 14 June 1920 |
| Home Town: | Orroroo, Orroroo/Carrieton, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Farm Hand |
| Died: | 13 November 1962, aged 42 years, cause of death not yet discovered, place of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Centennial Park Cemetery, South Australia |
| Memorials: | Orroroo St Paul's Anglican Church Memorial Lectern, Orroroo and District Roll of Honour WW2 |
World War 2 Service
| 13 Jul 1940: | Involvement Private, SX8786 | |
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| 13 Jul 1940: | Enlisted Wayville, SA | |
| 13 Jul 1940: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, SX8786 | |
| 22 Sep 1945: | Discharged | |
| 22 Sep 1945: | Discharged Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, SX8786 | |
| Date unknown: | Involvement |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Orroroo Area School
Cecil Tom Chadwick was born on 14 June 1920 to Clarice Rose Hughes and Tom Chadwick, growing up alongside his two brothers, Ephraim Robert (“Rob”) Chadwick and Stanley Harold Chadwick. By the time he was sixteen he was working as a farm hand on Yalpara Station.
On 13 July 1940, at the age of twenty‑one, he enlisted in the Australian Army. He served in the Middle East from February 1941 -February 1943 and after tropical climate training in Queensland served in New Guinea from August 1943 - February 1944
Cecil’s early months in uniform revealed that, although the Army brought structure and purpose to his life, his instinct for pushing boundaries had not disappeared entirely. Cecil was caught drunk and absent without leave during his service.
After the war, Cecil returned to Orroroo and moved into a house next door to the Butter Factory. He married Ruth and had four children Marlene, Kaye, Peter and Karen.
Around three months after returning home, Cecil was robbed by a man named John Kirkwood, who also fought in the war (SA Police Gazette, 27 Feb 1946). Cecil later passed away on 13 November 1962, at the age of 41. He is buried at Centennial Park Cemetery in Adelaide.
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