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GITTUS, Claude
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 6831 |
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| Enlisted: | 28 September 1916, Claremont, Tas. |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 12th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Glenora, Tas., 1894 |
| Home Town: | Hamilton, Central Highlands, Tasmania |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Navvy |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 5 May 1917 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Fentonbury War Memorial, Gretna War Memorial, New Norfolk War Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France) |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 28 Sep 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 6831, 12th Infantry Battalion, Claremont, Tas. | |
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| 25 Oct 1916: | Involvement Private, 6831, 12th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ulysses embarkation_ship_number: A38 public_note: '' | |
| 25 Oct 1916: | Embarked Private, 6831, 12th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ulysses, Melbourne |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Son of Arthur and Frances GITTUS, Fentonbury, Tasmania