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COMPTON, George (Cecil George)
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 1921 |
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| Enlisted: | 28 January 1915, Geraldton, Western Australia |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 4th Pioneer Battalion |
| Born: | Fremantle, Western Australia, December 1895 |
| Home Town: | Geraldton, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | State School, Geraldton |
| Occupation: | Plumber |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 8 July 1918 |
| Cemetery: |
Villers-Bretonneux Military Cemetery Villers-Bretonneux Military Cemetery, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Fremantle 849 Memorial, Geraldton Cathedral of the Holy Cross and Honour Roll, Geraldton District Great War Honour Roll |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 28 Jan 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1921, Geraldton, Western Australia | |
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| 29 Apr 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1921, 11th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Hororata embarkation_ship_number: A20 public_note: '' | |
| 29 Apr 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 1921, 11th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Hororata, Fremantle | |
| 8 Jul 1918: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1921, 4th Pioneer Battalion, "Peaceful Penetration - Low-Cost, High-Gain Tactics on the Western Front" |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Elizabeth Allen
Cecil George COMPTON was born in Fremantle, Western Australia in 1895
His parents were Cecil Ernest COMPTON & Amy Elizabeth LINTHORNE
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