Harold GILKES

GILKES, Harold

    Service Number: 3669
    Enlisted: 1 November 1915, Holsworthy, New South Wales
    Last Rank: Lance Corporal
    Last Unit: 2nd Infantry Battalion
    Born: Sydney, New South Wales, 11 October 1897
    Home Town: Watsons Bay, Woollahra, New South Wales
    Schooling: Woolahra Public School
    Occupation: Cabinet maker
    Died: Killed in Action, France, 24 June 1918, aged 20 years
    Cemetery: La Kreule Military Cemetery, Hazebrouck
    Plot I, Row F, Grave No. 12, La Kreule Military Cemetery, Hazebrouck, Nord Pas de Calais, France
    Memorials: Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour
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    World War 1 Service

    1 Nov 1915: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3669, 19th Infantry Battalion, Holsworthy, New South Wales
    12 Dec 1915: Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 3669, 19th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '13' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Berrima embarkation_ship_number: A35 public_note: ''
    12 Dec 1915: Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 3669, 19th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Berrima, Sydney
    24 Jun 1918: Involvement AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 3669, 2nd Infantry Battalion, "Peaceful Penetration - Low-Cost, High-Gain Tactics on the Western Front", --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 3669 awm_unit: 2 Battalion awm_rank: Lance Corporal awm_died_date: 1918-06-24

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    Biography

    "AN ONLY SON KILLED IN ACTION ON HIS WAY TO HIS LEAVE AND WEDDING" - Epitaph on grave.

    Gilkes was killed in action around Méteren. After taking the line the troops were been bothered by a sniper. Lance Corporal Gilkes went out to try and have a better shot at the sniper but after not returning for a while he was found dead, shot through the head, by a small search team.

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