Wilfred Thomas LOATS

LOATS, Wilfred Thomas

Service Number: 7040
Enlisted: 27 September 1916
Last Rank: Private
Last Unit: 6th Infantry Battalion
Born: Drysdale, Victoria, Australia, 1894
Home Town: Cressy, Colac-Otway, Victoria
Schooling: Drysdale State School 1645
Occupation: Labourer
Died: Killed in Action, Belgium, 27 October 1917
Cemetery: No known grave - "Known Unto God"
Menin Gate Memorial, Ypres, Flanders, Belgium
Memorials: Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Colac Soldier's Memorial, Cressy & District War Memorial Gates, Drysdale Methodist Church Honor Roll, Drysdale State School No 1645 Honor Roll, Menin Gate Memorial (Commonwealth Memorial to the Missing of the Ypres Salient)

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World War 1 Service

27 Sep 1916: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 7040, 6th Infantry Battalion
23 Nov 1916: Involvement Private, 7040, 6th Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Hororata embarkation_ship_number: A20 public_note: ''
23 Nov 1916: Embarked Private, 7040, 6th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Hororata, Melbourne
20 Sep 1917: Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 7040, 6th Infantry Battalion, Menin Road
27 Oct 1917: Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 7040, 6th Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres

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