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Cecil Robert Arthur PYE

Date of birth13 July 1890
Place of birthWindsor New South Wales
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationMedical practitioner
AddressWindsor, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation24
Next of kinFather, Robert Adam Pye, Windsor, New South Wales
Rank on enlistmentCaptain
Unit name17th Battalion, A Company
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/34/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board Transport A32 Themistocles on 12 May 1915
Rank from Nominal RollLieutenant-Colonel
Unit from Nominal Roll17th Battalion
Promotions

Major


Unit: 17th Battalion
Promotion date: 5 May 1915

FateKilled in Action 4 October 1917
Age at death from cemetery records27
Place of burialBelgian Battery Corner Cemetery (Plot II, Row A, Grave No. 13), Ypres, Belgium
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
89
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Robert and Esther PYE, Windsor, New South Wales
Medals

Distinguished Service Order

'For conspicuous gallantry and initiative when in charge of the whole of the front line held by his battalion. He organized a successful attack and exhibited great energy and determination when meeting a counter attack made by the enemy. He set a splendid example to those under him.'
Source: 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 140
Date: 27 August 1917

Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front

Re-embarked from Sydney on board HMAT A18 'Wiltshire', as Major, 17th Bn, 14th Reinforcement, 22 August 1916.

Medals: Distinguished Service Order, 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal

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