George Stephen ZILLES

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ZILLES, George Stephen

Service Number:	4253
Enlisted:	4 January 1916, Ballarat, Victoria
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	38th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Ballarat, Victoria, Australia, 17 December 1897
Home Town:	Ballarat, Central Highlands, Victoria
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Carpenter
Died:	Ballarat, Victoria, Australia, 1968, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery:	Ballarat New Cemetery and Crematorium, Victoria Roman Catholic C, Section 6, Row 1, Grave 5
Tree Plaque:	Ballarat Avenue of Honour
Memorials:	Ballarat Avenue of Honour

World War 1 Service

4 Jan 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Ballarat, Victoria
7 Mar 1916:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 4253, 21st Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '13' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Wiltshire embarkation_ship_number: A18 public_note: ''
7 Mar 1916:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 4253, 21st Infantry Battalion, HMAT Wiltshire, Melbourne
19 Apr 1916:	Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 38th Infantry Battalion, From 21st Battalion
25 Apr 1917:	Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 66th Infantry Battalion, From 38th Battalion, at Windmill Hill
2 Sep 1917:	Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 38th Infantry Battalion, From 66th Battalion
4 Oct 1917:	Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 4253, 38th Infantry Battalion, Wound to the thigh. Embarked for England on 16 October 1917 aboard HS Pieter Conrick
28 Apr 1918:	Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 3rd Machine Gun Company, From 38th Battalion
19 Aug 1918:	Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 38th Infantry Battalion, From 3rd Machine Gun Company
29 Sep 1918:	Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 4253, 38th Infantry Battalion, Second occasion. Gassed
1 May 1919:	Discharged AIF WW1

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Biography

Biography contributed by Carol Foster

Son of Gustave George Zilles and Hannah Catherine Zilles nee Mitaxa of Talbot Street, Ballarat, Victoria.

Brother of Conrad Gerald Zilles who returned to Australia on 2 July 1919 having served with the 24th Machine Gun Battalion and Charles Henry Zilles who returned to Australia on 5 September 1919 having served with the 24th Battalion

Commenced return to Australia on 19 February 1919 aboard HT Orca disembarking on 7 April 1919

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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