Cecil William Orlando OSWALD

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OSWALD, Cecil William Orlando

Service Number:	Officer
Enlisted:	8 November 1915, Adelaide, South Australia
Last Rank:	Lieutenant
Last Unit:	27th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Semaphore, South Australia, 9 October 1885
Home Town:	Adelaide, South Australia
Schooling:	Le Fevre Model School and Way College, South Australia
Occupation:	Accountant
Died:	Killed In Action, France, 31 August 1918, aged 32 years
Cemetery:	Herbecourt British Cemetery Row B, Grave No.12
Memorials:	Adelaide National War Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Exeter Semaphore Uniting Church (fmly Wesleyan) Roll of Honour, Kapunda Anlaby Employees WW1 Honour Roll

World War 1 Service

8 Nov 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, Adelaide, South Australia
1 Oct 1916:	Promoted AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant
30 Oct 1917:	Involvement AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, 27th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '15' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Aeneas embarkation_ship_number: A60 public_note: ''
30 Oct 1917:	Embarked AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, 27th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Aeneas, Melbourne
8 Jul 1918:	Promoted AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 27th Infantry Battalion
31 Aug 1918:	Involvement AIF WW1, Lieutenant, Officer, 27th Infantry Battalion, Mont St Quentin / Peronne, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: awm_unit: 27 Battalion awm_rank: Lieutenant awm_died_date: 1918-08-31
Date unknown:	Involvement 27th Infantry Battalion

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Biography contributed by Faithe Jones

Lieutenant CECIL W. O. OSWALD, eldest son of Mrs. W. Oswald, of Rose-street, Sandwell, was killed in France on August 31st. Lieutenant Oswald was 33 years of age, and was educated at Lefevre Peninsula school and Way College. He was a keen athlete, and will be greatly missed amongst rowing enthusiasts. He was a member of the Mercantile Rowing Club for many years. His only brother, Captain G. Oswald, M.C., is on active service in France.

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