| Regimental number | 1342 |
| Place of birth | Port Fairy, Victoria |
| Religion | Church of England |
| Occupation | Labourer |
| Address | Victoria Street, Windsor, Victoria |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 29 |
| Height | 5' 5.5" |
| Weight | 129 lbs |
| Next of kin | Arthur Ronald Brett, Victoria Street, Windsor, Victoria |
| Previous military service | Nil |
| Enlistment date | |
| Place of enlistment | Warrnambool, Victoria |
| Rank on enlistment | Driver |
| Unit name | Field Artillery Brigade 2, Brigade Ammunition Column |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 13/30/1 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A27 Southern on |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Driver |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 2nd Field Artillery Brigade |
| Fate | Returned to Australia |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 34 |
| Place of burial | Brighton Cemetery (Indep. Plot C, Grave No. 42), Victoria |
| Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 11 |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Brother: Mr A.R.W. BRETT |
| Discharge date | |
| Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli Embarked Alexandria to join Mediterranean Expeditionary Force (Gallipoli Campaign), 3 April 1915. Found guilty, 8 May 1915, of being asleep at this post: awarded 10 days' Field Punishment No 1. Admitted to No 17 General Hospital, Alexandria, 30 June 1915 (coryza); transferred to England, 15 August 1915; to King George's Hospital, Stamford Street, London, 27 August 1915. Commenced return to Australia from Portland on board HT 'Themistocles', 8 May 1916; disembarked, 19 June 1916; discharged Melbourne (medically unfit: pleurisy). Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal Died of tuberculosis, Austin Hospital, 27 December 1919. |
| Date of death | |
| Sources | NAA: B2455, BRETT Cecil Ernest Wilfred |
Postal Address:
Po Box 7916
Canberra BC 2610, Australia
Street Address:
Northcott Drive,
Campbell, ACT 2600
