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SUTCLIFFE, Victor Briggs
Personal Details
| Service Numbers: | 1421, 1301 |
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| Enlisted: | 17 November 1914, Enlisted at Rochford, Victoria. Later issued with the service number 1301 date or reason uncertain |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 8th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Bingley, Yorkeshire England, 1895 |
| Home Town: | Romsey, Macedon Ranges, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Crossflats Board School, Bingley, Yorkeshire, England |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Died: | Wounds, At sea on board HS Sicilia, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 27 June 1915 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" No known grave, buried at sea Panel 30 , Lone Pine Memorial, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Lone Pine Memorial to the Missing, Romsey Soldiers Honor Roll |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 17 Nov 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1421, 8th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Rochford, Victoria. Later issued with the service number 1301 date or reason uncertain | |
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| 2 Feb 1915: | Involvement Private, 1421, 8th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Clan McGillivray embarkation_ship_number: A46 public_note: '' | |
| 2 Feb 1915: | Embarked Private, 1421, 8th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Clan McGillivray, Melbourne | |
| 27 Jun 1915: | Involvement Private, 1301, 8th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 1301 awm_unit: 8 Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1915-06-27 |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Arrived in Australia aged 18 years
Son of Grace Sutcliffe of 23 Lime Street, Crossflats, Bingley, Yorkeshire, England
Next of kin given as his brother John William Sutcliffe of 21 Ellis Street, Crossflats, Bingley, Yorkeshire, England
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Had also done some engineer training