Cecil Audley Deuchar (1888–1918)
Mr George Archibald Deuchar, of Hawkwood, has received a cablegram, informing him that his son Company Sergeant Major Deuchar (Cecil Audley), was killed in action while fighting in the great offensive in France. The young soldier spent some time on Hawkwood, and then went to Barclay Downs, Northern Territory, from where he enlisted, going into Enoggera as a private. He was promoted to corporal while in camp, and shortly before the capture of Pozieres he was promoted to sergeant. He was wounded at Pozieres, and received the Military Medal for conspicuous bravery, and was sent to England. He was a son of Mr G. A. Deuchar, book and store keeper at Messrs De Burgh Perses and Sons, Hawkwood station, and grandson of Mrs Wilson, of Toowong, formerly Mrs John Deuchar, of Glengallan.
Original publication
Additional Resources and Scholarship
- World War I service record, B2455, item Deuchar C A (National Archives of Australia)
Related Entries in NCB Sites
- Deuchar, William Glen (uncle)
- Deuchar, Lindsay (uncle)
- Wilson, Eliza Charlotte (grandmother)
- Deuchar, John (grandfather)
- Deuchar, Erle (cousin)
Citation details
'Deuchar, Cecil Audley (1888–1918)', Obituaries Australia, National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, https://oa.anu.edu.au/obituary/deuchar-cecil-audley-14469/text25561, accessed 30 May 2025.
Cecil Deuchar, c1916
Australian War Memorial, P07084.001
Life Summary [details]
Birth
1888
Petersham, Sydney,
New South Wales,
Australia
Death
24 April,
1918
(aged ~ 30)
Belgium
Cause of Death
Religious Influence
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