Cecil Maber
First Name:
Cecil
Last Name:
Maber
Date of Birth:
Monday, August 14, 1899
Mother's Name:
Elizabeth Maber nee Halpin
Father's Name:
George Maber
Date Enlisted:
Tuesday, August 14, 1917
Rank at Enlistment:
Private
Rank at Discharge:
Private
Unit:
3rd Battalion
Company:
A
Service:
Infantry
Awards:
British War Medal
Victory Medal
Date of Death:
Sunday, October 14, 1979
Place of Death:
Wollongong, N.S.W.
Details:
Cecil Maber (Service No 50907) was a single, 18 year old labourer from Port Kembla, N.S.W.
Cecil enlisted in Wollongong, N.S.W. on his 18th birthday. He embarked on RMS Osterley with New South Wales Reinforcement 1, on 8th May 1918.
Cecil arrived in England on 10th July 1918, joining the battalion in France, on 28th September 1918. He saw active service for only a few days and was uninjured.
Cecil returned to Australia in July 1919, and was discharged on 11th September 1919.
In 1927, he married Philomena Byrnes and they had two children.
Cecil died in Wollongong, N.S.W. in 1979.
Sources:
NAA: B2455, MABER CECIL
