William Henry Gilbert SEGRAVE MC, MID

SEGRAVE, William Henry Gilbert

    Service Number: 2168
    Enlisted: Not yet discovered
    Last Rank: Captain
    Last Unit: 1st Divisional Ammunition Column
    Born: Kilkenny, Ireland, 27 March 1889
    Home Town: Middle Park, Port Phillip, Victoria
    Schooling: Not yet discovered
    Occupation: Insurance inspector
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    World War 1 Service

    17 Sep 1914: Involvement Sergeant, 2168, 3rd Field Artillery Brigade , --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '3' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Geelong embarkation_ship_number: A2 public_note: ''
    17 Sep 1914: Embarked Sergeant, 2168, 3rd Field Artillery Brigade , HMAT Geelong, Melbourne
    12 Mar 1916: Promoted AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, Promoted at Tel-el-Kebir
    13 Jun 1916: Promoted Lieutenant, Promoted in France.
    1 Oct 1917: Promoted AIF WW1, Captain, 1st Divisional Ammunition Column
    Date unknown: Honoured Mention in Dispatches, Awarded, and promulgated, 'London Gazette', second Supplement No. 30107 (1 June 1917); 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 169 (4 October 1917).
    Date unknown: Honoured Military Cross, 'For conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty as forward observation officer. He established communication under very difficult conditions. He obtained and transmitted most valuable information, and assisted in the capture of six prisoners and a number of enemy maps. He showed a splendid initiative and disregard of danger. Source: 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 110 Date: 25 July 1918

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    Biography contributed by Geoffrey Gillon

    Address-317 Danks Street, Middle Park, Victoria
    Next of kin C R Segrave, 17 Gordon House Road, Hampstead, London, England
    Enlistment date-21 August 1914
    Rank on enlistment-Sergeant
    3rd Field Artillery Brigade, Military District 3 and Military District 6.

    Unit from Nominal Roll-1st Divisional Ammunition Column.

    Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board TRANSPORT A2 Geelong on 19 September 1914.
    Unit embarked from Hobart, Tasmania, on board TRANSPORT A2 Geelong on 20 October 1914.

    Age at embarkation-25

     

     

    Returned to Australia 24 January 1919

     

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