Difference between revisions of "Cecil James Talbot Eivers"
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Revision as of 23:14, 17 September 2020
Personal Information | |
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Date of Birth | 18 May 1901 |
Place of Birth | Kelmscott, Western Australia |
Death | 7 Apr 1986, aged 84 |
Place of Death | City Beach, Western Australia |
Age at Enlistment | 41 years, 10 months |
Address | Claremont, Western Australia |
Next of Kin | Wife , Mrs Beryl Eivers |
Military Information | |
Reg Number | W66769 |
Date of Enlistment | 23 Mar 1942 |
Rank | Private |
Unit/Formation | 3rd (Swan) VDC Battalion |
Post War Details | |
Fate | Remained in Australia |
Pre War
Cecil joined the Western Australian Government Railways on 4 Dec 1916 as a Cadet, earning £50 per annum. This increased to £176 in November 1920 when he was promoted to Clerk, paid £209 p.a. In October 1939 he was Officer in Charge of the Assets Section, paid £510 p.a. On 29 Dec 1948 he was promoted to Acting Secretary for the Railways with a stipend of £1,360 p.a. and his promotion was confirmed on 18 Aug 1849. On 18 Feb 1952 he was made Acting Deputy Commissioner for Railways, and from 1955 he was the Commissioner for Railways. It appears that yet another restructure resulting in his position being titled Senior Administrator, with periods as Acting Deputy Commissioner during the period 1962 - 23 Apr 1965 when he retired.
Electoral Roll entries: 1925 at 1036 Hay street, Perth, clerk; 1931 at Swan View; railway officer; 1936 at 12 Wattle street, South Perth, clerk; 1943 at 14 Hammond road, Claremont, clerk
During 1928 Cecil married Beryl June Sibert (1901 - 1977) in Northam. They had two children. Beryl died on 15 Oct 1977 in Kalamunda.
War Service
discharge date is unknown
Post War
Electoral Roll entries: 1949 at 8 Avonmore avenue, Cottesloe, railway employee; 1954 at Albany highway, Maddington, secretary; 1958 at 43 Ventnor avenue, West Perth, secretary; 1963 at 469 Cambridge street, Floreat Park, secretary; 1968 at 27 Fifth avenue, Shoalwater Bay, retired; 1977 - 1980 at 24 Anne avenue Walliston.
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