DIMANT I.C.

Given Names:  Cyril Ivan

Service Number:  2136

Unit:  300 MT, ASC 17 Division Supply Column                                                                 

Rank:  Private  

Paybook Number: 

Age:  25 Yrs  10 Mths

Occupation:  Architect                                                                                                   

Marital Status:  Single

Religion:  Church of England

PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION           

Height:  5 Ft  6 In                     

Weight:  136 Lbs

Chest:  33-35 In

Hair:  Black

Eyes:  Hazel

Complexion:  Dark

ENLISTMENT

Date Enlisted:  27/10/1914

Place:  Albert Park

Next of Kin:  FATHER  Elias Dimant

Sackville Street, Kew, Victoria                                                                                          

Embarkation Date:  22/12/1914

Port:  Melbourne                                       

Ship:  HMAT Ceramic A40

END OF WAR 

Status:  Returned to Australia

Ship:  Ceramic

Embarked:  17/9/1927                               

Disembarked:  10/11/1927

Unit:  2nd Pioneer Battalion                                                                                                           

Rank:  Captain

Discharge Date:  27/2/1919                       

Place:  England

MEDALS AND AWARDS

14/15 Star:  167

British War Medal:  167

Victory Medal:  167

Other:    Military Cross

BIRTH

Date or Year:  1889

Place:  Kew, Victoria                               

Father:  Elias DIMANT                             

Mother:  Mary Agnes AITKEN

MARRIAGE

Year:              

Place:  England

Spouse: Violet Alice

DEATH

Date or Year: 1961                                 

Place: Chatswood, New South Wales       

Burial:  ,

SERVICE RECORD HIGHLIGHTS

Wounded in action 8/8/1915; gun shot wound, leg (Gallipoli)

Wounded in action 20/8/1916

Military Cross gazetted 2/4/1919, conferred in relation to the capture of Montrehain on 5/10/1918 where he showed great coolness and ability under heavy fire to consolidate the final objective

MEMORIALS

Kew War Memorial

St Hilary’s Church

WORLD WAR 2 SERVICE

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COMMENTS

FURTHER INFORMATION

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