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Cecil George Frederick ALCOCK

Regimental number5488
Date of birth12 December 1893
Place of birthNewcastle, New South Wales
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationBaker
AddressIslington, New South Wales
Marital statusMarried
Age at embarkation22.6
Height5' 6"
Weight140 lbs
Next of kinWife, Mrs M A Alcock, c/o Mrs J Elliott, Vere Street, Hamilton West, Newcastle, New South Wales
Previous military serviceNil (previously rejected on account of varicocele)
Enlistment date12 June 1916
Place of enlistmentNewcastle, New South Wales
Rank on enlistmentSapper
Unit nameTunnelling Companies, October 1916, Reinforcements
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A38 Ulysses on 25 October 1916
Rank from Nominal RollSapper
Unit from Nominal Roll1st Tunnelling Company
FateReturned to Australia 22 July 1919
Discharge date27 October 1919
Other details

War service: Western Front

Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Ulysses', 22 July 1919; discharged (termination of period of enlistment), Sydney, 27 October 1919.

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

Also served in World War II: Service No N75094.
Date of death13 May 1948
Age at death54
Place of burialNew South Wales Garden of Remembrance, Rookwood, New South Wales
SourcesNAA: B2455, ALCOCK Cecil George Frederick

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