Albert GILHOOLEY

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Service Number:	890
Enlisted:	1 January 1914
Last Rank:	Corporal
Last Unit:	38th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Ballarat, Victoria, Australia, 1 August 1894
Home Town:	Brunswick, Moreland, Victoria
Schooling:	State School, Victoria, Australia
Occupation:	Bricklayer
Died:	Killed in Action, France, 31 August 1918, aged 24 years
Cemetery:	Peronne Communal Cemetery Extension Plot V, Row N, Grave No. 8
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, City of Brunswick Honour Roll

1 Jan 1914:	Enlisted AIF WW1
28 Jan 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 890, 38th Infantry Battalion, Melbourne, Vic.
20 Jun 1916:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 890, 38th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '18' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Runic embarkation_ship_number: A54 public_note: ''
20 Jun 1916:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 890, 38th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Runic, Melbourne
12 Sep 1916:	Promoted AIF WW1, Corporal, 38th Infantry Battalion, UK
13 Jan 1917:	Wounded AIF WW1, Corporal, 890, 38th Infantry Battalion, SW to left leg sustained at Houplines. Evacuated to UK. Rejoined unit 2 September 1917.
4 Oct 1917:	Involvement AIF WW1, Corporal, 890, 38th Infantry Battalion, Broodseinde Ridge
12 Oct 1917:	Involvement AIF WW1, Corporal, 890, 38th Infantry Battalion, 1st Passchendaele
28 Mar 1918:	Involvement AIF WW1, Corporal, 890, 38th Infantry Battalion, German Spring Offensive 1918, Morlancourt
31 Aug 1918:	Involvement AIF WW1, Corporal, 890, 38th Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 890 awm_unit: 38th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Corporal awm_died_date: 1918-08-31

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