FILGATE, Bertie Edward
| Service Number: | 1088 |
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| Enlisted: | 10 May 1915 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 18th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Adelaide, South Australia, 7 May 1884 |
| Home Town: | Braidwood, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Eucalyptus Expert |
| Died: | Killed in Action , Gallipoli, Turkey, 22 August 1915, aged 31 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Lone Pine Memorial, Gallipoli Peninsula, Turkey |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Lone Pine Memorial to the Missing |
World War 1 Service
| 10 May 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1 | |
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| 25 Jun 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1088, 18th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '12' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Ceramic embarkation_ship_number: A40 public_note: '' | |
| 25 Jun 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 1088, 18th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ceramic, Sydney |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Helen digan
Private Filgate is listed on the Braidwood War Memorial, but not among those 'Killed in Action' as should be the case.
He was originally from Adelaide, and was described as a representative for A.J. Bedwell, a Eucalyptus Oil Merchant and Phelladrine Oil Specialist with offices at 822 George Street, Sydney and distilleries in Braidwood and Wyalong. A.J. Bedwell as well as being his employer was listed as his Next of Kin on his enlistment documents.
Private Filgate's connection to Braidwood seems to be only as a place of employment.
Private Filgate was killed on Gallipoli as part of the August Offensive. The Inquiry noted he was killed in the attack on Hill 60, a witness stated: 'Took part in charge on Hill 60, became separated with a number of others, and occupied one of the Turkish trenches, whilst there, was believed to have been killed by Turkish bombs thrown from a trench 20 yards in advance of our position.'
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