MADDOCK, Samuel Thomas Gladson
| Service Number: | 1784 |
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| Enlisted: | 30 December 1914, Melbourne, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 8th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Camberwell, Victoria, March 1893 |
| Home Town: | South Melbourne, Port Phillip, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Dorcas Street State School, South Melbourne |
| Occupation: | Painter and Decorator |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Gallipoli, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 6 August 1915 |
| Cemetery: |
Shrapnel Valley Cemetery, Gallipoli Shrapnel Valley Cemetery, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, South Melbourne Great War Roll of Honor, St. Kilda East All Saints Anglican Church Mausoleum Memorial |
World War 1 Service
| 30 Dec 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1784, Melbourne, Victoria | |
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| 14 Apr 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1784, 8th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Wiltshire embarkation_ship_number: A18 public_note: '' | |
| 14 Apr 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 1784, 8th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Wiltshire, Melbourne | |
| 26 May 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1784, 8th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli | |
| 6 Aug 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1784, 8th Infantry Battalion, The August Offensive - Lone Pine, Suvla Bay, Sari Bair, The Nek and Hill 60 - Gallipoli |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by John Edwards
"...1784 Private Samuel Thomas Gladson Maddock, 8th Battalion from Albert Park, Melbourne, Victoria. A 21 year old painter prior to enlisting on 4 January 1915, he embarked for overseas with the 4th Reinforcements from Melbourne on 14 April 1915 aboard HMAT Wiltshire. While serving at Gallipoli, he was killed in action at the Battle of Lone Pine on 6 August 1915 and is buried in Shrapnel Valley Cemetery, Gallipoli, Turkey. His elder brother 184 Private Arthur David Maddock also served in the 8th Battalion and was repatriated to Australia on 11 April 1916 for discharge due to illness." - SOURCE (www.awm.gov.au)
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