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Cecil George LARSEN

Regimental number3940
Place of birthKojonup, Western Australia
SchoolMuradup State School, Kojonup, Western Australia
ReligionRoman Catholic
OccupationFarmer
AddressKojonup, Western Australia
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation20
Next of kinFather, H Larsen, Minadup Farm via Kojonup, Western Australia
Enlistment date8 September 1915
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll31 August 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name16th Battalion, 12th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/33/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Fremantle, Western Australia, on board HMAT A31 Ajana on 22 December 1915
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll16th Battalion
FateKilled in Action 12 August 1916
Place of death or woundingPozieres, Somme Sector, France
Age at death22
Age at death from cemetery records20
Place of burialLondon Cemetery and Extension (Plot I, Row F, Grave No 26), Longueval, France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
80
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Originally listed as 'No known grave', and name inscribed on the Australian National Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux; body subsequently discovered some 20 years after his death, and interred at Longueval. Parents: Henry and Catherine LARSEN, Kojonop, Western Australia
Other details

War service: Egypt, Western Front

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal

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