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ALBRECHT, Cecil John
Step 1: Personal Details
| Service Numbers: | QX38363, Q19076 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 14 August 1940 |
| Last Rank: | Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 49 Infantry Battalion AMF |
| Born: | Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, 25 December 1919 |
| Home Town: | Woolloongabba, Brisbane, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Queensland State School System |
| Occupation: | Shop Assistant |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Papua, 7 December 1942, aged 22 years |
| Cemetery: |
Port Moresby (Bomana) War Cemetery, Papua New Guinea Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC) Official Burial Reference ~ Section A, Plot 5, Row B, Grave 12. Personal Inscription ~ "A TRIBUTE TO OUR BRAVE, LOVING SON CECIL. MUM, DAD, SISTERS & BROTHERS". |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Bundaberg Civic Centre Memorial Portico |
Biography contributed by Maurice Kissane
Cecil John Albrecht was born in Brisbane in 1919. The fifth of six children born to William and Wilhelmina Albrecht. He arrived on Christmas Day. Cecil was working as a Grocer's Assistant when he was enlisted into the militia in mid 1940. He subsequently volunteered for the 2nd A.I.F. when Japan entered the war.
He spent 1942 on active service in Papua. Cecil was twice promoted before he fell in combat. He was K.I.A in the fierce Battle for the Gona - Buna Beachheads in December 1942.
His CWGC Epitath states "A TRIBUTE TO OUR BRAVE LOVING SON CECIL. MUM, DAD, SISTERS AND BROTHERS".
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