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<\/h5>\nOn the 10th<\/sup>September 1919 Cecil\u2019s mother wrote a letter requesting Cecil\u2019s return to help on the orchard. Cecil was already on board the ship \u201cEuripides\u201d having left England on the 7th<\/sup> September and expected to arrive in Australia the second last week of October. Returned to Australia on the 20th<\/sup> October 1919. Discharged on the 19th<\/sup>November 1919.<\/p>\n Cecil returned from the war and lived in Beaconsfield, his occupation was an Orchardist. Toomuc Valley<\/strong><\/p>\n “I would like to tell you a little about Toomuc Valley. It is about six miles from Pakenham Station, which is on the Gippsland line in Victoria. The Toomuc Valley Creek runs winding in and out with maidenhair fern growing along its banks under the trees. All around are high hills where live plenty of kangaroos and wallabies. There are a good many orchards but the Toomuc Valley Orchard is the largest. At the entrance of this orchard the creek has been widened out to form an artificial lake. In the lake are one or two islands and a few little bridges, here and there add to the scene.<\/em><\/p>\n Cecil Grant – Upper third; 13 years”<\/em><\/p>\n [vc_row type=”in_container” full_screen_row_position=”middle” column_margin=”default” column_direction=”default” column_direction_tablet=”default” column_direction_phone=”default” scene_position=”center” text_color=”dark” text_align=”left” row_border_radius=”none” row_border_radius_applies=”bg” overlay_strength=”0.3″ gradient_direction=”left_to_right” shape_divider_position=”bottom” bg_image_animation=”none”][vc_column column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_tablet=”inherit” column_padding_phone=”inherit” column_padding_position=”all” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” column_link_target=”_self” gradient_direction=”left_to_right” overlay_strength=”0.3″ width=”1\/4″ tablet_width_inherit=”default” tablet_text_alignment=”default” phone_text_alignment=”default” column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid” bg_image_animation=”none”][image_with_animation image_url=”766″ animation=”Fade In” hover_animation=”none” alignment=”center” border_radius=”none” box_shadow=”none” image_loading=”default” max_width=”100%” max_width_mobile=”default” img_link=”https:\/\/beaconsfield.org.au\/digitalmemorial\/Poppies”][\/vc_column][vc_column column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_tablet=”inherit” column_padding_phone=”inherit” column_padding_position=”all” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” column_link_target=”_self” gradient_direction=”left_to_right” overlay_strength=”0.3″ width=”1\/2″ tablet_width_inherit=”default” tablet_text_alignment=”default” phone_text_alignment=”default” column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid” bg_image_animation=”none”][heading] GRANT Cecil Henry Bell [\/heading][vc_column_text] \u00a0 ORIGINAL AVENUE OF HONOUR NAME PLATE C.1929 Service number 3398 On the 10thSeptember 1919 Cecil\u2019s mother wrote a letter requesting Cecil\u2019s return to help on the orchard. Cecil was already on board the ship \u201cEuripides\u201d having left England on the 7th September and expected to arrive in Australia the second last week of October. Returned to Australia on the 20th October 1919. Discharged on the 19thNovember 1919. Cecil returned from the war and lived in Beaconsfield, his occupation was an Orchardist….<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-1086","page","type-page","status-publish"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/beaconsfield.org.au\/digitalmemorial\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1086","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/beaconsfield.org.au\/digitalmemorial\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/beaconsfield.org.au\/digitalmemorial\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/beaconsfield.org.au\/digitalmemorial\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/beaconsfield.org.au\/digitalmemorial\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1086"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/beaconsfield.org.au\/digitalmemorial\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1086\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1666,"href":"https:\/\/beaconsfield.org.au\/digitalmemorial\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1086\/revisions\/1666"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/beaconsfield.org.au\/digitalmemorial\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1086"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
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\nDied on the 10th<\/sup>August 1979 at Heidelberg, Victoria. Cremated on the 14th<\/sup>August 1979 at Springvale Botanical Cemetery. Cecil was an avid writer as a child. The following story was printed in the Children\u2019s Column, The Bathurst Times, Saturday 11th<\/sup>November 1911.<\/p>\n\n\n
\n Name<\/strong><\/td>\n GRANT, Cecil Henry Bell<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Service Number<\/strong><\/td>\n 3398<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Rank<\/strong><\/td>\n Private<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Roll<\/strong><\/td>\n 57 Infantry Battalion 6-9 Reinforcements (October 1916-June 1917)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Conflict<\/strong><\/td>\n First World War 1914-1918<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Embarked<\/strong><\/td>\n 21st<\/sup>June 1917<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n City<\/strong><\/td>\n Melbourne<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Ship<\/strong><\/td>\n HMAT Suevic A29<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Age<\/strong><\/td>\n 18 years<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Birth Place<\/strong><\/td>\n 1898, Armadale, Victoria<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Father<\/strong><\/td>\n William Grant, \u201cEdgecombe\u201d, Beaconsfield, Victoria<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Mother<\/strong><\/td>\n Bessie Daniel (Windsor) Grant<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Religion<\/strong><\/td>\n Presbyterian<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Occupation<\/strong><\/td>\n Orchardist<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Residence<\/strong><\/td>\n Beaconsfield, Victoria<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Enlisted<\/strong><\/td>\n 9th<\/sup>October 1916<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Height<\/strong><\/td>\n 5 feet, 7 inches<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Complexion<\/strong><\/td>\n Fair; Eyes- Hazel; Hair- Fair<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_tablet=”inherit” column_padding_phone=”inherit” column_padding_position=”all” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” column_link_target=”_self” gradient_direction=”left_to_right” overlay_strength=”0.3″ width=”1\/4″ tablet_width_inherit=”default” tablet_text_alignment=”default” phone_text_alignment=”default” column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid” bg_image_animation=”none”][image_with_animation image_url=”766″ animation=”Fade In” hover_animation=”none” alignment=”center” border_radius=”none” box_shadow=”none” image_loading=”default” max_width=”100%” max_width_mobile=”default” img_link=”https:\/\/beaconsfield.org.au\/digitalmemorial\/Poppies”][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"