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TILLETT, Ion Bossley Varnell
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 2169 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 4 April 1916, West Maitland, New South Wales |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 34th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Toowoomba, Queensland, 9 January 1890 |
| Home Town: | Kendall, Port Macquarie-Hastings, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Liverpool Public School |
| Occupation: | Engineer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 7 May 1918, aged 28 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Kendall War Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France) |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 4 Apr 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2169, West Maitland, New South Wales | |
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| 24 Aug 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2169, 34th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '17' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Anchises embarkation_ship_number: A68 public_note: '' | |
| 24 Aug 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 2169, 34th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Anchises, Sydney | |
| 7 May 1918: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2169, 34th Infantry Battalion, Merris (France) |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by John Edwards
"...2169 Private Ion Bossley Varnell Tillett, 34th Battalion, of Kendall, NSW. An engineer before enlisting in April 1916, Pte Tillett left Australia for England with the 3rd Reinforcements in August 1916, and arrived in France for service on the Western Front in November 1916. He was killed during the 34th Battalion's attack on the German positions along the Bray-Corbie Road near Morlancourt on 7 May 1918, aged 28." - SOURCE (www.awm.gov.au)
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