Ernest Claude GITTOES

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Service Number:	2213
Enlisted:	19 May 1915
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	59th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia, 1882
Home Town:	Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Labourer
Died:	Killed in Action, France, 19 July 1916
Cemetery:	No known grave - "Known Unto God"
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, V.C. Corner Australian Cemetery Memorial

19 May 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2213
17 Jun 1915:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2213, 7th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Wandilla embarkation_ship_number: A62 public_note: ''
17 Jun 1915:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 2213, 7th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Wandilla, Melbourne
19 Jul 1916:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2213, 59th Infantry Battalion, Fromelles (Fleurbaix), --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 2213 awm_unit: 59th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1916-07-19

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