George Harry DILKES

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Service Number:	25433
Enlisted:	6 March 1916
Last Rank:	Gunner
Last Unit:	2nd Field Artillery Brigade
Born:	Calcutta, British India, 1886
Home Town:	Kingaroy, South Burnett, Queensland
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Labourer
Died:	Killed in Action, Belgium, 31 October 1917
Cemetery:	The Huts Cemetery, Dickebusch, Belgium Plot X1V, Row A, Grave 8 Headstone inscription reads: Thy will be done, The Huts Cemetery, Ypres, Flanders, Belgium
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour

6 Mar 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Gunner, 25433, 3rd Field Artillery Brigade
29 Jul 1916:	Involvement Gunner, 25433, 3rd Field Artillery Brigade , Third Ypres, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '3' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Orsova embarkation_ship_number: A67 public_note: ''
29 Jul 1916:	Embarked Gunner, 25433, 3rd Field Artillery Brigade , HMAT Orsova, Sydney
31 Oct 1917:	Involvement Gunner, 25433, 2nd Field Artillery Brigade , Third Ypres, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 25433 awm_unit: 2 Field Artillery Brigade awm_rank: Gunner awm_died_date: 1917-10-31

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Son of Thomas Dilkes; husband of Helena Christina Dilkes of Everson Road, Gympie, QLD

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

Served with the Royal Artillery for 12 years