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Cecil Creswick EVANS

Regimental number5346
Place of birthCarlton, Victoria
SchoolMoonee Ponds State School, Victoria
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationLeather worker
Address94 Darling Street, Moonee Ponds, Victoria
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation20
Next of kinFather
Previous military service3 years Naval Cadets. 7 years in Scotch Regiment.
Enlistment date5 December 1916
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll5 February 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name23rd Battalion, 14th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/40/4
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A28 Miltiades on 1 August 1916
Rank from Nominal RollSergeant
Unit from Nominal Roll23rd Battalion
Recommendations (Medals and Awards)

Mention in Despatches


Awarded, and promulgated, 'London Gazette' No. 30706 (28 May 1918); 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 165 (24 October 1918).
Recommendation date: 5 March 1918

FateDied of disease 2 September 1918
Place of death or woundingMont St Quentin, France
Age at death23
Place of burialDaours Communal Cemetery Extension (Plot IV, Row F, Grave No. 17), France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
99
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Herbert and Bertha EVANS, 94 Darling Street, Moonee Poinds, Victoria
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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