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Leongatha & District
HISTORICAL SOCIETY
HISTORY OF THE FORMER WOORAYL SHIRE
Dumbalk • Inverloch • Koonwarra • Leongatha • Meeniyan • Ruby
Tarwin Lower • Venus Bay • Walkerville

Number Private 3945
Battalion Sapper in Number 5 Tunneling Company
Place of Birth Chiltern
Next of Kin Mrs. Lena Bryant 22 Seacombe Gr Glenferrie
Date and place of enlistment Leongatha 9/3/1916
Physical details on enlistment Age 20 years 5 months 5'5",
9 stone 7 pounds, blue eyes and light brown hair.
Religion Roman Catholic
Occupation Contractor
Date and place of death
He died of wounds in Rouen 18/10/1918
Location of grave or memorial
He is buried at St Sever Cemetery Extension Rouen
Relationship to Woorayl Shire
He enlisted in Leongatha and was from Grassy Spur
Military History
He is on Grassy Spur Honour Roll
9/3/16 He enlisted in Leongatha
25/5/16 He embarked Melbourne on HMAT Warilda
31/7/16 He was AWL for 14 days
28/8/16 He proceeded overseas from London
29/8/16 He went to the tunnel unit 2nd tunneling Company
21/5/17 He was sick in hospital
29/10/17 He went on leave from France
26/12/17 He was discharged to CTD Parkhouse 1st ADH no 20
There is a very sad list of illness and AWL

BRYANT, Cyril John



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