Johannes Louis (Lou) GLADIGAU MID

GLADIGAU, Johannes Louis

    Service Number: S51397
    Enlisted: 6 October 1941, Mount Pleasant, SA
    Last Rank: Lance Corporal
    Last Unit: Workshops Units and Elements
    Born: Mount Torrens, South Australia, Australia, 5 January 1923
    Home Town: Birdwood (formerly Blumberg), Adelaide Hills, South Australia
    Schooling: Not yet discovered
    Occupation: Farm Hand
    Died: Lobethal, South Australia, Australia, 3 May 2009, aged 86 years, cause of death not yet discovered
    Cemetery: Lobethal Public Cemetery, SA
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    World War 2 Service

    6 Oct 1941: Involvement Private, S51397
    6 Oct 1941: Enlisted Mount Pleasant, SA
    6 Oct 1941: Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, S51397
    6 Oct 1941: Enlisted Other Commonwealth Forces, Private, S51397, General Hospitals - WW2, On the 6th October 1941 Johannes Louis(Lou) Gladigau Enlisted in the CMF (Citizen Military Force) 101 General Hospital as Private S51397.
    8 Jan 1942: Transferred Other Commonwealth Forces, Private, 2nd/9th Australian General Hospital, On the 8th January 1942 he was transferred to the 101 9th Hospital.
    3 Mar 1942: Transferred Other Commonwealth Forces, Private, Ambulance Corps, On the 3rd March 1942 he was Transferred to the 7th M.D. Ambulance Train.
    23 Jun 1942: Wounded Other Commonwealth Forces, Private, S51397, Ambulance Corps, Australia's Front Line (incl Darwin Defenders), On the 23rd June 1942 Private S51397, Johannes Louis (Lou) Gladigau was Wounded by Shrapnell/Gunshot - Lacerated Right Thigh.
    11 Sep 1942: Transferred Other Commonwealth Forces, Private, Ambulance Corps, On the 11th September 1942 he was Transferred to the Northern Territory Ambulance Train.
    3 Jun 1943: Honoured Mention in Dispatches, Australia's Front Line (incl Darwin Defenders), On the 3rd June 1943 Private S51397, Johannes Louis (Lou) Gladigau was Mentioned In Dispatches.
    17 Aug 1943: Transferred Other Commonwealth Forces, Private, Ambulance Corps, On the 17th August 1943 he was Transferred to the 15th Australian Ambulance Train.
    18 Nov 1945: Transferred Other Commonwealth Forces, Private, Workshops Units and Elements, On the 18th November 1945 he was Transferred to the 7th Workshop & Park Company.
    21 Mar 1946: Promoted Other Commonwealth Forces, Lance Corporal, Workshops Units and Elements, On the 21st March 1946 Private S51397, Johannes Louis(Lou) Gladigau was Promoted to Corporal.
    20 Jun 1946: Discharged

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