WOTTON, Cecil Carrick
| Service Numbers: | 276, 276, 2505 |
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| Enlisted: | 21 December 1914 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 29th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Townsville, Queensland, Australia, 22 November 1894 |
| Home Town: | Townsville, Townsville, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Unknown |
| Occupation: | Gasfitter |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 23 November 1916, aged 22 years |
| Cemetery: |
Dantzig Alley British Cemetery, Mametz Plot IX, Row P, Grave 3, Dantzig Alley British Cemetery, Mametz, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Townsville Cenotaph, Townsville West State School Memorial Gate |
World War 1 Service
| 21 Dec 1914: | Enlisted Australian Army (Post WW2), 276, 25th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 29 Jun 1915: | Involvement Private, 276, 25th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '15' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Aeneas embarkation_ship_number: A60 public_note: '' | |
| 29 Jun 1915: | Embarked Private, 276, 25th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Aeneas, Brisbane | |
| 23 Nov 1916: | Involvement Private, 2505, 29th Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 2505 awm_unit: 29th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1916-11-23 |
Service details
Story from the Australian War Memorial - Cecil Carrick WOTTON
2505 Private (Pte) Cecil Carrick Wotton, 29th Battalion from Townsville, Queensland. A 21 year old gasfitter, he mobilised for War Service in August 1914 and embarked at Cairns, Queensland on 8 August 1914 for Garrison Duty on Thursday Island. On 14 August 1914 he enlisted for service outside Australia and embarked from Thursday Island on 16 August to take part in the capture of German New Guinea. He joined the Australian Naval and Military Expeditionary Force in September but returned to Townsville on 18 September 1914 not having participated in the capture of German New Guinea due to trouble caused by the firemen on the troopship. He was discharged on 18 September 1914 and enlisted in the AIF on 21 December 1914 and given the service number of 276. He embarked for overseas with A Company, 25th Battalion from Brisbane on 29 June 1915 aboard HMAT Aeneas but returned to Australia medically unfit on 25 September 1915. He re-embarked with service number 2505 with the 4th Reinforcements of the 29th Battalion from Melbourne on 14 March 1916 aboard HMAT Aeneas. While undergoing further training in Egypt, he transferred to the 18th Company Australian Army Service Corps and went on to serve with the 5th Divisional Train in France. Pte Wotton was killed in action on 23 November 1916 and was buried in the Dantzig Alley British Cemetery, near Albert, France.
Submitted 23 November 2020 by Elizabeth Allen
Biography contributed by Elizabeth Allen
Cecil Carrick WOTTON was born in Townsville, Queensland on 22nd November, 1894
His parents were Henry WOTTON & Sophia Ann CARRICK
See attached story for his service details
Cecil was Killed in Action in France on 23rd November, 1916 and is buried in the Dantzig Alley British Cemetery
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Two of his brothers also served during WW1
1. Herbert Fitzgerald WOTTON (SN 732 & SN 1844)
2. Frank WOTTON (SN 3493)
both returned to Australia in 1918
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