FOOTE, Gerard Laurence Robert
| Service Number: | 609 |
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| Enlisted: | 4 September 1914 |
| Last Rank: | Second Lieutenant |
| Last Unit: | 13th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Petersham, NSW, 4 August 1896 |
| Home Town: | Petersham, Marrickville, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Fort Street Boys High School |
| Occupation: | Electrical Fitter |
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World War 1 Service
| 4 Sep 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Sergeant, 609, 13th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 22 Dec 1914: | Involvement 609, 13th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '11' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ulysses embarkation_ship_number: A38 public_note: '' | |
| 22 Dec 1914: | Embarked 609, 13th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ulysses, Melbourne | |
| 14 May 1915: | Promoted AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, 13th Infantry Battalion, Commissioned |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
SERGEANT-MAJOR FOOTE.
Sergeant-major G. L. R. Foote, of the 13th Battalion, 4th Australian Infantry, is reported to be seriously ill in the Red Cross hospital, Willowbank, Manchester. Sergeant-major Foote was in the first landing in Gallipoli, and was subsequently injured by a bullet wound in the head. It was found necessary to perform an operatlon, and news has just been received by his father, Mr. T. J. Foote, that he is in a serious condition.
Company Sergeant-major Foote, who has been in a serious condition, first through being severely injured by a bullet wound in the head and afterwards owing to an operation to remove an abscess on the brain, is now reported to be pnaetically convalescent. He has now obtained his commission, having been recommended for same on account of his bravery by his Acting Colonel-Major Durrant. Lieutenant Foote was one of the first to receive promotion after the landing at Gaba Tepe. Last week he received the congratulations of his Majesty the King. Lieutenant Foote is an old Fort Street boy, and was attached to the Petersham Cadets (Stanmore division) before joining the 13th Battalion for active service.