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GELDARD, Wallace Leslie
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 5222 |
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| Enlisted: | 6 September 1915, Rockhampton, Queensland |
| Last Rank: | Sapper |
| Last Unit: | 1st to 5th Divisional Signal Companies |
| Born: | Collingwood, Victoria, 1895 |
| Home Town: | Mount Morgan, Rockhampton, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Railway clerk |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 6 May 1917 |
| Cemetery: |
Queant Road Cemetery, Buissy, France Queant Road Cemetery, Buissy, Nord Pas de Calais, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 6 Sep 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 5222, Rockhampton, Queensland | |
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| 5 Jan 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Sapper, 5222, 1st Divisional Signal Company, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '6' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Afric embarkation_ship_number: A19 public_note: '' | |
| 5 Jan 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Sapper, 5222, 1st Divisional Signal Company, HMAT Afric, Melbourne | |
| 6 May 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Sapper, 5222, 1st to 5th Divisional Signal Companies, Bullecourt (Second), --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 5222 awm_unit: 1st Australian Division Signals Company awm_rank: Sapper awm_died_date: 1917-05-06 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Elizabeth Allen
Wallace Leslie GELDARD was born in 1895 in Collingwood, Victoria
His parents were Orlando John GELDARD and Emma Louisa KING
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