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GELLETLY, David John
Personal Details
| Service Numbers: | 19716, V352296 |
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| Enlisted: | 1 March 1942 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 19th (VIC) Battalion Volunteer Defence Corps (VDC) |
| Born: | Blackwood, Victoria, Australia, 3 May 1891 |
| Home Town: | Birregurra, Colac-Otway, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Blacksmith |
| Died: | 1963, cause of death not yet discovered, place of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
| Memorials: | Birregurra & District Residents Roll of Honor, Birregurra State School Roll of Honor, Birregurra War Memorial, Corindhap Avenue of Honour Monument |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 20 May 1916: | Involvement 19716, 8th Field Artillery Brigade , --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '4' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Medic embarkation_ship_number: A7 public_note: '' | |
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| 20 May 1916: | Embarked 19716, 8th Field Artillery Brigade , HMAT Medic, Sydney |
World War 2 Service
| 1 Mar 1942: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, V352296, 19th (VIC) Battalion Volunteer Defence Corps (VDC) |
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Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Ian Fox
David Gelletly enlisted in the AIF during WW1, and embarked for France via England in mid May 1916. He arrived in France on 13 January 1917 and served there until June 1919.
During his time in France he contracted Trench Fever and was hospitalised for six weeks in May-June 1918. David returned to Australia in August 1919.
During WW2 David served in the 19th (VIC) Battalion Volunteer Defence Corps (VDC).
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