TILBURY, Marcus Edward
| Service Number: | A/454980 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | Unspecified British Units |
| Born: | Balmain, New South Wales, Australia, 1874 |
| Home Town: | Sydney, City of Sydney, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Rockhampton Grammar School |
| Occupation: | Wool Buyer - John Bridge & Co. |
| Died: | Brain Hemorrhage, No 17 General Hospital, Cairo, Egypt, 12 October 1920 |
| Cemetery: |
Alexandria (Chatby) Military and War Memorial Cemetery, Egypt G 93 |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Commemorative Roll, Rockhampton Grammar School WWI Honour Roll |
World War 1 Service
| Date unknown: | Involvement Sergeant, A/454980, Unspecified British Units |
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Son of James Thompson Tilbury and Esther Tilbury, of Sydney; husband of Maria Theresa Tilbury, of 8, Karori Flats, Elizabeth Bay Rd., Sydney, Australia.
JESUS HAVE MERCY ON HIS SOUL
The death is announced in a cablegram received by his wife, who resides at Pomeroy, Macleay-street, of Sergeant Marcus Edward Tilbury, which occurred at No 17 General Hospital, Cairo. He was well known as wool manager for John Bridge and Co. Limited, and secretary of the Fox-terriers' Club of New South Wales before enlisting in the Imperial Forces in 1915. He served in German East Africa and France, and was with the army of occupation in Germany, from where he went to Palestine.
Mr. and Mrs. J.T. Tilbury received cable advice this week of the death, which occurred in Egypt, of their eldest son Mr. Marcus Tilbury. The cause of death ws hemorrhage of the brain.