Cecil Victor GARDNER

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GARDNER, Cecil Victor

Service Number:	2297
Enlisted:	Not yet discovered
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	60th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Creswick, Victoria, Australia, 1896
Home Town:	Costerfield, Greater Bendigo, Victoria
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Miner
Died:	Geelong, Greater Geelong City, Victoria, Australia, cause of death not yet discovered, date not yet discovered
Cemetery:	Geelong Eastern Cemetery, Victoria Plot: EAS-LAWN-C-808-0355
Memorials:	Costerfield Great European War Roll of Honor

1 Aug 1916:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2297, 60th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '20' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Orsova embarkation_ship_number: A67 public_note: ''
1 Aug 1916:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 2297, 60th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Orsova, Melbourne
20 Oct 1919:	Discharged AIF WW1
Date unknown:	Involvement 60th Infantry Battalion, Fromelles (Fleurbaix)

Biography

Father Joseph Edward Gardner
(b. __/__/1858 Ballarat VIC - d. __ ) and
Mother Elizabeth Jane Gardner (nee Proust)
(b. __/__/1864 Buninyong, VIC - d. ___)
living at

Siblings:
Sister Alice Maud Gardner (b. __/__/1885 - d. __)
Sister Marion Gardner (b. __/__/1888 - d. __)
Brother M Edward Gardner (b. __/__/1890 - d. __)
Brother Clarice Gardner (b. __/__/1891 - d. __)
Sister Eva Gardner (b. __/__/1893 - d. __)
Brother Joseph Royce Gardner (b. __/__/1895 - d. 25/4/1915)
Brother Cecil Victor Gardner (b. __/__/1896- d. __)
Sister Selina May Gardner (b. __/__/1896 - d. __)
Brother William George Gardner (b. __/__/1897- d. __)

He last lived at Costerfield, via Heathcote, Victoria.

Next of kin in service:
Brother     #489 Joseph Royce GARDNER
                 Private in 7th Battalion
                 killed in action in Gallipoli 25/4/1915

Described on enlisting as 21 years 1 month old; single; 5' 6" tall; 10 stone 2 lbs;
fair complexion; blue eyes; fair hair; Methodist.

28/2/1916 Enlisted in Bendigo
completed medical - fit for service

30/7/1916 Commanding Officer appointed Cecil to
60th Infantry Battalion, 4th reinforcements at Bendigo Camp

1/8/1916        Embarked from Melbourne on board HMAT Orsova A67
                      Private in 15th Infantry Brigade, 60th Infantry Battalion, 4th reinforcements
4/9/1916        disembarked into Plymouth, England

6/12/1916 proceeded overseas to France on board SS Princess Henrietta,
ex Folkestone, England

2/1/1917 taken on strength into 60th Battalion

2/2/1917 detached to Telescopic School
5/2/1917 rejoined unit

6/2/1917 Promoted to Lance Corporal

4/5/1917 revert to Private on transfer to 29th Company
taken on strength of 29th Company Army Service Corps (ASC), France

25/6/1917 detached to 5th Army Rest Station, France

3/7/1917 rejoined 29th Company Army Service Corps (ASC), France

21/9/1917 granted leave to England
4/10/1917 rejoined unit in France

9/7/1919 returned to Australia on board Prince Ludwig
5/9/1919 disembarked back in Australia

20/10/1919 discharged from service

Medals:
British War medal (50627) and Victory medal (49638).

1968 Cecil passed away in Geelong (aged 72 years old)
buried in:

On behalf of Linda Mayer - in her great uncle Cecil and Joseph's memories.

Sourced and submitted by Julianne T Ryan. 8/12/2014. Lest we forget.

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