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Cecil Reginald John LIDSTER

Regimental number413
Place of birthGermans' Hill, New South Wales
SchoolSt Joseph's School, New South Wales
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationFarmer
AddressGermans' Hill via Orange, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation21
Height6' 0"
Weight168 lbs
Next of kinFather, Joseph Lidster, Cloncurry, Queensland
Enlistment date22 August 1914
Place of enlistmentRosebery Park, New South Wales
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name1st Light Horse Regiment, C Squadron
AWM Embarkation Roll number10/6/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A16 Star of Victoria on 20 October 1914
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll1st Light Horse Regiment
FateKilled in Action 6 June 1915
Place of death or woundingGallipoli, Turkey
Age at death22
Age at death from cemetery records22
Place of burialShrapnel Valley Cemetery (Plot III, Row D, Grave No. 35), Gallipoli, Turkey
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
2
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Joseph and Sarah LIDSTER. Native of Orange, New South Wales. Commemorated in Orange Cemetery, New South Wales. Photo: Kent Fedorowich
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNAA: B2455, LIDSTER Cecil Reginald John

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