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GELLON, Percival James Garfield
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 785 |
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| Enlisted: | 18 August 1914 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 7th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Eaglehawk, Victoria, Australia, 1888 |
| Home Town: | Bendigo, Greater Bendigo, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Eaglehawk State School |
| Occupation: | Groom |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Steele's Post, Gallipoli, Turkey, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 5 July 1915 |
| Cemetery: |
Shrapnel Valley Cemetery, Gallipoli Plot II, Row C, Grave No. 9, Shrapnel Valley Cemetery, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Bendigo Great War Roll of Honor, Eaglehawk Uniting Church Honour Board and Memorial Windows, South Melbourne Great War Roll of Honor |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 18 Aug 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 785, 7th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 19 Oct 1914: | Involvement Private, 785, 7th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Hororata embarkation_ship_number: A20 public_note: '' | |
| 19 Oct 1914: | Embarked Private, 785, 7th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Hororata, Melbourne | |
| 25 Apr 1915: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 785, 7th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, Originally declared missing after the landing however turned up wounded (shoulder) several days later. | |
| 5 Jul 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 785, 7th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, KIA at Steele's Post |
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