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RILAT, Lionel
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 1231 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 30 September 1914 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 15th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | St Marys , Tasmania, Australia, December 1893 |
| Home Town: | St Marys , Tasmania |
| Schooling: | Unknown |
| Occupation: | Miner |
| Died: | Illness, South Australia, 1968 |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
| Memorials: | Ballarat Australian Ex-Prisoners of War Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 30 Sep 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1231, 15th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 22 Dec 1914: | Involvement Private, 1231, 17th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '11' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ceramic embarkation_ship_number: A40 public_note: '' | |
| 22 Dec 1914: | Embarked Private, 1231, 17th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ceramic, Melbourne | |
| 1 Feb 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 1231, 15th Infantry Battalion, TCpl at time | |
| 11 Apr 1917: | Imprisoned Bullecourt (First) | |
| 31 May 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 1231, 15th Infantry Battalion |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Evan Evans
From Sue GuinanTasmania – The Great War 1914-1918
Pte Lionel RILAT, 15th Infantry Battalion
The son of Leopold Edward and Ellen Rilat (nee Hopewell) of St Marys a 21 year old miner he served with the 15th Battalion. He was captured by the Germans at Bullecourt I on 11/4/1917 and was repatriated to London on 17/12/1918. Returned to Australia 9th February 1919 and was discharged on 31st May 1919. He died 1968 in South Australia and was buried in the Derrick Gardens RSL Cemetery.
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