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Cecil Roy BIRT

Regimental number14712
Place of birthNewcastle, New South Wales
ReligionMethodist
OccupationCabinet maker
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation20.6
Height5' 7.5"
Weight154 lbs
Next of kinFather, John Richard Birt, Broadmeadows Road, Hamilton West, Newcastle, New South Wales
Previous military serviceServed for 3 years in the Army Service Corps, Citizen Military Forces: demobilised; previously rejected for AIF enlistment on account of varicocele.
Enlistment date9 May 1917
Place of enlistmentSydney, New South Wales
Rank on enlistmentDriver
Unit nameAustralian Army Service Corps, 28th Reinforcement
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A14 Euripides on 31 October 1917
Rank from Nominal RollDriver
Unit from Nominal Roll3rd Divisional Train
FateReturned to Australia 3 July 1919
Discharge date19 September 1919
Other details

War service: Western Front

Embarked Sydney, 31 October 1917; disembarked Devonport, England.

Proceeded overseas to France, 31 May 1918; taken on strength, 3rd Divisional Train, in the field, 17 July 1918.

Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Prinz Hubertus', 3 July 1919; disembarked Sydney, 26 August 1919; discharged (termination of period of enlistment), Sydney, 19 September 1919.

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsName does not appear on Embarkation Roll.
SourcesNAA: B2455, BIRT Cecil Roy

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