Reginald McNeill ILETT MM

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ILETT, Reginald McNeill

Service Number:	1077
Enlisted:	25 March 1915, An original member of D Company
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	22nd Infantry Battalion
Born:	Warrion, Victoria, Australia, date not yet discovered
Home Town:	Warrion, Colac-Otway, Victoria
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Dairyman
Died:	Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 15 May 1955, cause of death not yet discovered, age not yet discovered
Cemetery:	Springvale Botanical Cemetery, Melbourne Tristania, Wall 4BB, Niche 139
Memorials:	Colac Soldier's Memorial

World War 1 Service

25 Mar 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1077, 22nd Infantry Battalion, An original member of D Company
10 May 1915:	Involvement Private, 1077, 22nd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '14' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ulysses embarkation_ship_number: A38 public_note: ''
10 May 1915:	Embarked Private, 1077, 22nd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ulysses, Melbourne
4 Oct 1917:	Honoured Military Medal, Broodseinde Ridge
25 Jul 1918:	Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 1077, 22nd Infantry Battalion

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Biography contributed by Stephen Brooks

Reginald McNeill Ilett was the son of Thomas and Janet Ilett of Warrion, Victoria. His older brother, 2193 Pte. Milton Emerson Ilett 22nd Battalion AIF was killed in action 17 September 1917.

Reg Ilett served at Gallipoli with the 22nd Battalion when it arrived there in August 1915. He survived the Gallipoli fighting and was involved in the heavy fighting around Pozieres in 1916. He was evacuated with shell shock after days of heavy bombardment on 2 August 1916. He was sent to England to recover and rejoined his battalion at the front during June 1917.

Reg Ilett was awarded a Military Medal during the fighting around Ypres “For conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty. On 4th October, 1917, at Broodseinde this man performed his duties of a stretcher bearer in a manner that won for him the admiration of all. He worked all day and far into the night under heavy fire collecting and carrying wounded men. When other stretcher bearers were exhausted, he organised fresh parties and continued work with them and would not rest until all the wounded had been removed to a place of safety. Throughout his work has been consistently good.”

Reg Ilett reported sick in February 1918 and he was found to have traces of tuberculosis in his lungs. He was returned to Australia during May 1918. He married in 1919 and was the father of two children. He passed away in 1955 at only 63 years of age.

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