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NORTH, Cedric Roy
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 3857 |
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| Enlisted: | 26 August 1915 |
| Last Rank: | Lance Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 25th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Bundaberg, Queensland, Australia, 26 February 1894 |
| Home Town: | Rockhampton, Rockhampton, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Maryborough Grammar School, The Southport School, Queensland, Australia |
| Occupation: | Grazier |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Belgium, 21 March 1918, aged 24 years |
| Cemetery: |
Berks Cemetery Extension Plot II, Row B, Grave No. 22 |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Gracemere Roll of Honour, The Southport School Honour Roll |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 26 Aug 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3857, 26th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 31 Jan 1916: | Involvement Private, 3857, 26th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '15' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Wandilla embarkation_ship_number: A62 public_note: '' | |
| 31 Jan 1916: | Embarked Private, 3857, 26th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Wandilla, Brisbane | |
| 21 Mar 1918: | Involvement Lance Corporal, 3857, 25th Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 3857 awm_unit: 25 Battalion awm_rank: Lance Corporal awm_died_date: 1918-03-21 |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Stephen Brooks
Cedric born in 1894 in Bundaberg was one of 6 sons and 3 daughters born to Francis Jeremy and Fannie Lizzie North (nee Landsborough). Both the North and Landsborough families played significant roles in exploring, surveying and settling Queensland.
His older brother, 1555 Sergeant Roger Guilford North 25th Battalion AIF had been killed in action at Pozieres 29 July 1916, aged 31.
Cedric was originally buried in the Rosenberg Chateau Cemetery in Belgium but his remains were shifted to the Berks Cemetery Extension (Rosenberg Plateau Plots) during 1930.
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