ILETT, Milton Emerson
| Service Numbers: | 2193, 2193A |
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| Enlisted: | 13 May 1916 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 22nd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Warrion, Victoria, Australia, 1893 |
| Home Town: | Warrion, Colac-Otway, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Warrion State School, Victoria, Australia |
| Occupation: | Dairy Farmer |
| Died: | Killed in action, Belgium, 17 September 1917 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Menin Gate Memorial, Ypres, Flanders, Belgium |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Colac Soldier's Memorial, Warrion War Memorial, Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial |
World War 1 Service
| 13 May 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2193, 59th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 1 Aug 1916: | Involvement Private, 2193, 59th Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '20' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Orsova embarkation_ship_number: A67 public_note: '' | |
| 1 Aug 1916: | Embarked Private, 2193, 59th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Orsova, Melbourne | |
| 17 Sep 1917: | Involvement Private, 2193A, 22nd Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 2193A awm_unit: 22 Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1917-09-17 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Stephen Brooks
Milton Ilett was one of two sons of Thomas and Janet Ilett, of Warrion, Victoria, who served with the AIF during WW1.
Milton’s older brother 1077 Pte. Reginald Neil Ilett also of the 22nd Battalion was awarded a Military Medal in 1917 for conspicuous gallantry as a stretcher bearer. Two cousins named Ilett also died as a result of WW1, both residing at Warrion, Victoria. One died at Gallipoli, and one died of illness during 1921.
Milton Ilett enlisted with the 59th Battalion and joined his unit in France during January 1917. He was wounded in the left shoulder on 24 March 1917. He was evacuated to England for treatment and when he was sent back to France a few months later, he was transferred to the 22nd Battalion. He was killed in action on 17 September 1917, in unknown circumstances, and has no known grave.