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TOPLIS, Gilbert Charles
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 139 |
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| Enlisted: | 27 August 1914, An original of A Company |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 52nd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Hobart, Tasmania, Australia, October 1889 |
| Home Town: | Richmond (T), Clarence, Tasmania |
| Schooling: | Richmond State School, Tasmania, Australia |
| Occupation: | Farm hand |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 24 April 1918 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Richmond War Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial |
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World War 1 Service
| 27 Aug 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 139, 12th Infantry Battalion, An original of A Company | |
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| 20 Oct 1914: | Involvement Private, 139, 12th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Hobart embarkation_ship: HMAT Geelong embarkation_ship_number: A2 public_note: '' | |
| 20 Oct 1914: | Embarked Private, 139, 12th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Geelong, Hobart | |
| 24 Apr 1918: | Involvement Private, 139, 52nd Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 139 awm_unit: 52nd Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1918-04-24 |
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