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Cecil Joseph Rice NORTH

Regimental number7530
Place of birthRockhampton, Queensland
SchoolChristian Brothers (Catholic) College, Adelaide, South Australia
ReligionRoman Catholic
OccupationStudent
AddressRose Park, South Australia
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation18
Next of kinFather, F J North, Webb Street Watson Avenue, Rose Park, South Australia
Previous military serviceServed in the Cadets, Citizen Military Forces, Adelaide, SA.
Enlistment date16 August 1917
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name10th Battalion, 25th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/27/5
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A60 Aeneas on 30 October 1917
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll10th Battalion
FateKilled in Action 4 June 1918
Place of death or woundingMerris, France
Age at death19.6
Age at death from cemetery records19
Place of burialBorre British Cemeteryu (Plot II, Row B, Grave No. 4), France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
60
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: James Frank and Bridget NORTH, Watson Avenue, Rose Park, South Australia. Native of Rockhampton, Queensland
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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