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GILLIEATT, Thomas Patrick
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 5097 |
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| Enlisted: | 15 October 1915, Brisbane, Queensland |
| Last Rank: | Lance Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 4th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Murwillumbah, New South Wales, Australia, 1897 |
| Home Town: | Bilambil, Tweed, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Bilambil Public School |
| Occupation: | Electric motor driver/School teacher |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Passchendaele, Belgium, 12 October 1917 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Menin Gate Memorial (Commonwealth Memorial to the Missing of the Ypres Salient), Murwillumbah War Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 15 Oct 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 5097, Brisbane, Queensland | |
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| 31 Mar 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 5097, 15th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '11' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Star of Victoria embarkation_ship_number: A16 public_note: '' | |
| 31 Mar 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 5097, 15th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Star of Victoria, Sydney | |
| 12 Oct 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 5097, 4th Infantry Battalion, 1st Passchendaele, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 5097 awm_unit: 4th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Lance Corporal awm_died_date: 1917-10-12 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Raymond Smith
His occupation is shown as electric motor driver, while his father states his other training is "School teaching" on his Roll of honour Circular (s3-ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com)
Patrick was wounded and returned to England for treatment, after which he returned to the front.
Patrick's father said he had spoken to his comrades who said that Patrick was "the bravest of his company". He fought in several theatres, including Ypres, where 38000 were casualties.
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