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MILAZZO, Emanuel
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 645 |
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| Enlisted: | 24 November 1915, at Adelaide |
| Last Rank: | Gunner |
| Last Unit: | 36th Heavy Artillery Group |
| Born: | Adelaide, South Australia, Australia, January 1894 |
| Home Town: | Thebarton (Southwark), City of West Torrens, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Electrician |
| Memorials: | Somerton Park Sacred Heart College Men of "The Marist Brothers Old Scholars Association" Honor Roll WW1 |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 24 Nov 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Gunner, 645, 36th Heavy Artillery Group, at Adelaide | |
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| 9 Apr 1916: | Involvement Gunner, 645, 36th Heavy Artillery Group, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '4' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Nestor embarkation_ship_number: A71 public_note: '' | |
| 9 Apr 1916: | Embarked Gunner, 645, 36th Heavy Artillery Group, HMAT Nestor, Sydney | |
| 5 Feb 1918: | Wounded AIF WW1, Gunner, 645, 36th Heavy Artillery Group, Multipule S.W. in left thigh, right thigh and back. G.S.W. in lower left thigh | |
| 29 Apr 1918: | Wounded AIF WW1, Gunner, 645, 36th Heavy Artillery Group, German Spring Offensive 1918, SW left thigh | |
| 11 Nov 1918: | Involvement 645 |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Adelaide High School
Emanuel Milazzo lived a simple yet complicated life. He joined the AIF in 1914. He served as a heavy artillary gunner in the 36th regiment during his time in the military. His occupation before the war was an electrician. His closest family was his dad, Carlo Milazzo.
He was 20 when he enlisted and quite tall at over 6 feet. He weighed about 64kg with dark hair and grey eyes. He was a Roman Catholic. At the end of the war he received the Victory Medal and the British War Medal.
Emanuel was twice wounded in action in 1918.