Cecil Alfred BLOW

BLOW, Cecil Alfred

Service Numbers: 20, Q191193
Enlisted: 22 January 1915, Murwillumbah, New South Wales
Last Rank: Private
Last Unit: Field Park Company/ies
Born: Kiama, New South Wales, 16 January 1897
Home Town: Murwillumbah, Tweed, New South Wales
Schooling: Not yet discovered
Occupation: Farmer
Died: Natural causes, Brisbane, Queensland, 19 December 1969, aged 72 years
Cemetery: Mount Gravatt Cemetery & Crematorium, Brisbane
Grave Location: ANZAC 2-D-255, ANZAC Portion 2/Row D/Grave 255; Buried with: Alice Blow.
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World War 1 Service

22 Jan 1915: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 20, Murwillumbah, New South Wales
29 Jun 1915: Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 20, 25th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '15' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Aeneas embarkation_ship_number: A60 public_note: ''
29 Jun 1915: Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 20, 25th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Aeneas, Brisbane
4 Sep 1915: Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 20, 25th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli
29 Jul 1916: Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 20, 25th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , Shell wound (left leg)

World War 2 Service

22 Feb 1940: Enlisted Private, Q191193, Brisbane, Queensland
22 Feb 1940: Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Private, Q191193
23 Feb 1940: Involvement Private, Q191193, Homeland Defence - Militia and non deployed forces
17 Oct 1940: Discharged Sapper, Q191193, Field Park Company/ies
17 Oct 1940: Discharged Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Private, Q191193

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Biography contributed by John Edwards

Son of Alfred Blow and Fanny Jarman

Brother of Pte Norman Alfred Blow (/explore/people/665463)