TILLEY, Edward William Rankin
| Service Number: | 205 |
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| Enlisted: | 21 September 1914, Townsville, Queensland |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 15th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Charters Towers, Queensland, 12 December 1892 |
| Home Town: | Charters Towers, Charters Towers, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Surveyor's Assistant |
| Died: | Illness, Hawthorn, Victoria, 15 November 1930, aged 37 years |
| Cemetery: |
Fawkner Memorial Park Cemetery, Victoria Cremation |
| Memorials: |
World War 1 Service
| 21 Sep 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 205, 15th Infantry Battalion, Townsville, Queensland | |
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| 22 Dec 1914: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 205, 15th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '11' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ceramic embarkation_ship_number: A40 public_note: '' | |
| 22 Dec 1914: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 205, 15th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ceramic, Melbourne | |
| 18 Jun 1920: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 205, 15th Infantry Battalion |
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Edward William Rankin TILLEY was born on 12th December, 1892 in Charters Towers, Queensland
His parents were John TILLEY and Jessie Wilson Rankin DOBBIE who married on 16th July, 1885 in Tasmania
He married Florence Irene BUTLER in 1920 in Victoria
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"TILLEY.- On the 15th November (suddenly) at Riveredale Road, Hawthorn, Victoria, Edward William Rankin Tilley (late of the 15th Battalion of the A.I.F.), second eldest son of John and the late Jessie Tilley, and loving brother of Daisy (Mrs. J. Wunderly), Jack, Roy, and the late Alan. Aged 37 years." - from the Charters Towers Northern Miner 25 Nov 1930 (nla.gov.au)
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