Topic: Militia - Area Officers
The Australian Militia
Area Officers
Roll of Honour
Cecil Reginald DERRICK
Cecil Reginald DERRICK
| Religion | Methodist |
| Occupation | Food analyst |
| Address | Town Pier, Port Melbourne, Victoria |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 36 |
| Next of kin | Brother, T C Derrick, 35 Power Street, Hawthorn, Victoria |
| Enlistment date | 24 March 1915 |
| Rank on enlistment | Captain |
| Unit name | 22nd Battalion, A Company |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/39/1 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A38 Ulysses on 10 May 1915 |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Major |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 22nd Battalion |
| Fate | Died of wounds 20 September 1915 |
| Place of burial | No known grave |
| Commemoration details | The Lone Pine Memorial (Panel 65), Gallipoli, Turkey The Lone Pine Memorial, situated in the Lone Pine Cemetery at Anzac, is the main Australian Memorial on Gallipoli, and one of four memorials to men of the New Zealand Expeditionary Force. Designed by Sir John Burnet, the principal architect of the Gallipoli cemeteries, it is a thick tapering pylon 14.3 metres high on a square base 12.98 metres wide. It is constructed from limestone mined at Ilgardere in Turkey. The Memorial commemorates the 3268 Australians and 456 New Zealanders who have no known grave and the 960 Australians and 252 New Zealanders who were buried at sea after evacuation through wounds or disease. The names of New Zealanders commemorated are inscribed on stone panels mounted on the south and north sides of the pylon, while those of the Australians are listed on a long wall of panels in front of the pylon and to either side. Names are arranged by unit and rank. The Memorial stands over the centre of the Turkish trenches and tunnels which were the scene of heavy fighting during the August offensive. Most cemeteries on Gallipoli contain relatively few marked graves, and the majority of Australians killed on Gallipoli are commemorated here. |
| Roll of Honour | Panel number 96, Australian War Memorial |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Town. Brighton, Victoria |
| Other details | War service: Egypt, Gallipoli Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Further Reading:
The Australian Militia, Area Officers
Australian Light Horse Militia
Citation: The Australian Militia, Area Officers, Roll of Honour, Cecil Reginald DERRICK
