SADLIER, Gerald Thomas
| Service Number: | 1992 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Lance Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 54th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Dublin, Ireland, date not yet discovered |
| Home Town: | Trangie, Narromine, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | High School, Danum, Zion Road, Rathgar, Dublin |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 15 May 1917, age not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France) |
World War 1 Service
| 23 Jun 1916: | Involvement Private, 1992, 54th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '19' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Barambah embarkation_ship_number: A37 public_note: '' | |
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| 23 Jun 1916: | Embarked Private, 1992, 54th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Barambah, Sydney | |
| 15 May 1917: | Involvement Lance Corporal, 1992, 54th Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 1992 awm_unit: 54th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Lance Corporal awm_died_date: 1917-05-15 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Geoffrey Gillon
'Served as Sadlier'.
54th Battalion, 3rd Reinforcement, .Australian Infantry, A.I.F.
Son of William and Florence Sadleir of 70 Sandford Road, Dublin, Ireland . His brother Private William Sadleir, Service Number 1144, fell in France whilst serving with "A" Squadron, South Irish Horse.
Enlistment date-11 January 1916
Rank on enlistment-Private
AWM Embarkation Roll number-23/71/3
Age at embarkation-21
Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A37 Barambah on 23 June 1916
Rank from Nominal Roll-Lance Corporal
He is remembered on the Great War Memorial at The High School, Danum, Zion Road, Rathgar, Dublin 6.
Some 69 past pupils of The High School, Dublin, died in The Great War. An impressive memorial and a beautiful stained glass window pay testament to their sacrifice.
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