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GATLIFF, Vivian Harold
Personal Details
| Service Number: | V51953 |
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| Enlisted: | 18 August 1914 |
| Last Rank: | Lieutenant Colonel |
| Last Unit: | 13th Field Artillery Brigade |
| Born: | Heathcote, Victoria, Australia, 11 January 1889 |
| Home Town: | Malvern East, Stonnington, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Manager |
| Died: | Natural causes, Mordiallic, Victoria, Australia, 1963 |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 18 Aug 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, 2nd Field Artillery Brigade | |
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| 20 Oct 1914: | Involvement 2nd Field Artillery Brigade , --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '3' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Shropshire embarkation_ship_number: A9 public_note: '' | |
| 20 Oct 1914: | Embarked 2nd Field Artillery Brigade , HMAT Shropshire, Melbourne | |
| 1 Feb 1915: | Promoted AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 5th Division Artillery | |
| 9 Aug 1915: | Wounded AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 2nd Field Artillery Brigade , The August Offensive - Lone Pine, Suvla Bay, Sari Bair, The Nek and Hill 60 - Gallipoli, GSW abdomen and right thigh | |
| 10 Mar 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 13th Field Artillery Brigade | |
| 12 Mar 1916: | Promoted AIF WW1, Captain, 13th Field Artillery Brigade | |
| 21 Jan 1917: | Promoted AIF WW1, Major, 13th Field Artillery Brigade | |
| 1 Jun 1917: | Honoured Mention in Dispatches | |
| 28 Dec 1917: | Honoured Mention in Dispatches | |
| 1 Jan 1918: | Honoured Companion of the Distinguished Service Order, For distinguished service and devotion to duty during period 26 February to 29 September 1917, particularly on 2 March 1917 near Gueudecourt and on 15 April 1917 near Morchies where he displayed sound judgement and promptitude of application of fire that was largely instumental in breaking up both enemy attacks. From 19 July to 6 September he maintained a cheerful and confident spirit within his unit although the battery was suffering very heavy casualties. | |
| 9 Jul 1919: | Embarked AIF WW1, Major, 13th Field Artillery Brigade, HT Friedricksruh, Devonport for return to Australia - disembarking Melbourne 1 September 1919. | |
| 28 Nov 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Major, 13th Field Artillery Brigade |
World War 2 Service
| 2 Oct 1942: | Enlisted V51953, Lieutenant Colonel, Royal Australian Artillery, 4th Division | |
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| 2 Oct 1942: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Lieutenant Colonel, V51953 | |
| 6 Mar 1943: | Discharged V51953, Honorary Brigadier, Royal Australian Artillery, 4th Divisionn |
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