WILLICK, Bertie Clyde
| Service Number: | 730 |
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| Enlisted: | 1 February 1915, Liverpool, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 17th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Clyde, New South Wales, 1889 |
| Home Town: | Auburn, Auburn, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Auburn Boys Public School |
| Occupation: | Carriage Builder |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Gallipoli, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 28 August 1915 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Lone Pine Memorial, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey |
| Memorials: | Auburn Boys Public School Pictorial Honour Roll, Auburn Public School WW1 Honour Roll, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Lone Pine Memorial to the Missing |
World War 1 Service
| 1 Feb 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 730, 17th Infantry Battalion, Liverpool, NSW | |
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| 12 May 1915: | Involvement Private, 730, 17th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '12' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Themistocles embarkation_ship_number: A32 public_note: '' | |
| 12 May 1915: | Embarked Private, 730, 17th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Themistocles, Sydney |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of George and Rebecca Willick, Waratah Station Road, Auburn, NSW
LETTER TO THE MOTHER.
Major J. R. Nunn writes to Mrs. G. B. Willlck (mother of the Deputy-Mayor) from Galllpolli Peninsula, 3/10/'15:—
'Dear Madam, — Probably long before this you will have heard the sad news regarding your son, Private B. C. Wlllick. He was a member of my platoon, and had been my orderly since May last, and on that account I feel sure none knew him better than I. He was a very popular young man, probably one of the most popular in the company, on account of his genial disposition and cheerful acceptance of all hardships. We were engaged in the hazardous work of connecting trenches under fire, when he was shot down by a Turkish sniper. It will be consoling to know that his death was instantaneous, the bullet entering the forehead. A life such as that led, by your son, followed by such a self-sacrificing end, can only have one great reward, which the brave lad certainly merited. Should it be the will of God that I return I will call upon you. I am, yours faithfully, J. R. NUNN.'
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