About Cecil Huxtable

Cecil John Brisbane Huxtable was born in Sydney in 1889 to John Perrin & Gertrude Huxtable.

Broome Connection

Cecil arrived in Broome around 1912 when he was recorded as working as a shell opener on the luggers. Cecil applied to enlist when he was in Broome and Dr. Harada passed him for his medical.

War Service

Cecil enlisted on the 27th June 1916 and was enrolled in to the 28th Battalion, 18th Reinforcements.  He was enlisted as a private but had risen to a Corporal before the unit embarked from Fremantle aboard the HMAT Persic on the 29th December 1916. The troops proceeded overseas to France in May 1917, and Cecil was taken on strength in June. He was appointed Lance Corporal in July. He was sent to hospital in August with “trench fever” and rejoined his battalion in September. Cecil was Killed in Action on 4th October 1917, and was buried in Tyne Cot Cemetery.

Enlistment Details

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Date of Enlistment: 27/06/1916
Place of Enlistment: Broome, Western Australia
Occupation: Chauffeur
Age at Enlistment: 27
Service Number: 6274
Unit: 28th Battalion, 18 Reinforcements
Rank: Lance Corporal
Fate: Killed in Action
Place of Death:Passchendaele, Ypres, Belgium
Date of Death: 04/10/1917
Cemetery or Memorial Details: Tyne Cot Cemetery and Memorial, Plot XXV, Row H, Grave 17, Belgium

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Newspaper Articles

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Other Online Resources

View Cecil Huxtable at the National Archives of Australia
View Cecil Huxtable at the Australian War Memorial
View Cecil Huxtable at the RSL Virtual War Memorial