Cecil Thomas John LOWRY

Regimental number2207
Place of birthPaddington, Sydney, New South Wales
SchoolSisters of Mercy (Catholic) School, Bathurst, New South Wales
ReligionRoman Catholic
OccupationFarrier
AddressCroydon, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation21
Next of kinFather, Michael Patrick Lowry, George's River Road, Croydon Park, New South Wales
Enlistment date23 March 1916
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll4 March 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name56th Battalion, 4th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/73/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A15 Port Sydney on 4 September 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll56th Battalion
FateDied of wounds 19 February 1917
Place of death or woundingFrance
Age at death22
Place of burialDernancourt Communal Cemetery Extension (Plot V, Row C, Grave No. 19), France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
162
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Michael and Sara LOWRY, George River Road, Croydon Park, New South Wales. Native of Paddington, Sydney
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal