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GILFOY, Herbert
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 2641 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 59th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Barton-on-Humber, Lincolnshire. , 1894 |
| Home Town: | Yarram, Wellington, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Died: | Died of wounds, France, 26 July 1916 |
| Cemetery: |
Calais Southern Cemetery, France Plot E. Row 3. Grave 2., Calais Southern Cemetery, Nord Pas de Calais, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Yarram WW1 War Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 27 Oct 1915: | Involvement Private, 2641, 23rd Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '14' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ulysses embarkation_ship_number: A38 public_note: '' | |
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| 27 Oct 1915: | Embarked Private, 2641, 23rd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ulysses, Melbourne | |
| 26 Jul 1916: | Involvement Private, 2641, 59th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 2641 awm_unit: 59th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1916-07-26 |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Geoffrey Gillon
Births Jun 1894 Gilfoy Herbert Glanford B. 7a 685
Glanford B. is an alternative name for Glanford Brigg and it is in the county of Lincolnshire.
He was 22 and a son of Timothy and Ellen Gilfoy of 55, Newport Street, Barton-on-Humber, Lincolnshire. His brother, Private Harold Gilfoy, Service Number:3197 -5th Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment was killed 3rd April 1916, aged 20 years- Commemorated Arras Memorial. Bay 3 and 4.
The brothers are commemorated on the Barton Upon Humber war memorial located at the entrance to the new cemetery in Barrow Road, Barton Upon Humber.
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