Cyril Roy TWIGDEN

Regimental number5862
Place of birthBlackrock, South Australia
SchoolMorchord Public School, South Australia
ReligionMethodist
OccupationFarm labourer
AddressMorchard, South Australia
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation20
Next of kinMother, Mrs S Twigden, Morchard, South Australia
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date30 March 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name10th Battalion, 18th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/27/4
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A37 Barambah on 27 June 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll10th Battalion
FateKilled in Action 10 April 1917
Place of death or woundingBullecourt, France
Age at death21
Age at death from cemetery records21
Place of burialVaulx Hill Cemetery (Plot III, Row B, Grave No. 5)
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
60
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Thomas William and Susan Twigden, Morchard, South Australia
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal