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GIDDINS, Walter Henry
Personal Details
Service Number: | 1638 |
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Enlisted: | 12 January 1916, Mendooran, New South Wales |
Last Rank: | Private |
Last Unit: | 13th Infantry Battalion |
Born: | Bathurst, New South Wales, 1873 |
Home Town: | Warren, Warren Shire, New South Wales |
Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
Occupation: | Labourer |
Died: | Died of illness (tuberculosis - POW of Germany), Belgium, 17 August 1917 |
Cemetery: |
Tournai Communal Cemetery Allied Extension Tournai Communal Cemetery Allied Extension, Tournai, Wallonie, Belgium |
Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Ballarat Australian Ex-Prisoners of War Memorial, Warren War Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
12 Jan 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1638, Mendooran, New South Wales | |
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14 Apr 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1638, 45th Infantry Battalion (WW1), Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '19' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Ceramic embarkation_ship_number: A40 public_note: '' | |
14 Apr 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 1638, 45th Infantry Battalion (WW1), HMAT Ceramic, Sydney | |
11 Apr 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1638, 13th Infantry Battalion, Bullecourt (First), --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 1638 awm_unit: 13 Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1917-08-17 | |
11 Apr 1917: | Imprisoned Bullecourt (First) |
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