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TILLY, Rupert James
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 29 |
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| Enlisted: | 19 August 1914, Enlisted at Broadmeadows, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Trooper |
| Last Unit: | 4th Light Horse Regiment |
| Born: | Fitzroy, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 1888 |
| Home Town: | Yarragon, Baw Baw, Victoria |
| Schooling: | University High School Melbourne, Victoria, Australia |
| Occupation: | Railway Employee |
| Died: | Wounds, Gallipoli, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 30 November 1915 |
| Cemetery: |
Ari Burnu Cemetery, Gallipoli Row J, Grave 6 Rev. Canon H.S. Reid officiated , Ari Burnu Cemetery, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Yarragon War Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 19 Aug 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 29, 4th Light Horse Regiment, Enlisted at Broadmeadows, Victoria | |
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| 19 Oct 1914: | Involvement Private, 29, 4th Light Horse Regiment, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '2' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Wiltshire embarkation_ship_number: A18 public_note: '' | |
| 19 Oct 1914: | Embarked Private, 29, 4th Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Wiltshire, Melbourne | |
| 17 Sep 1915: | Promoted AIF WW1, Trooper, 4th Light Horse Regiment, In the field | |
| 29 Nov 1915: | Wounded AIF WW1, Trooper, 29, 4th Light Horse Regiment, ANZAC / Gallipoli, Severe wounds to the back | |
| 30 Nov 1915: | Involvement Trooper, 29, 4th Light Horse Regiment, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 29 awm_unit: 4 Light Horse Regiment awm_rank: Trooper awm_died_date: 1915-11-30 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of James and Elizabeth Tilly of 'Vilette', 131 Hotham Street, St Kilda East, Victoria. Husband of Edith Jane Tilly of Yarragon, Victoria
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
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