GULLETT, Sidney Wolton
| Service Number: | Officer |
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| Enlisted: | 28 July 1915, Seymour, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Lieutenant |
| Last Unit: | 32nd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Lancefield, Victoria, 7 November 1889 |
| Home Town: | Middle Park, Port Phillip, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Wahroonga Grammar School |
| Occupation: | Engineering Works Manager |
| Died: | Natural causes, Melbourne, Victoria, 26 July 1953, aged 63 years |
| Cemetery: |
Springvale Botanical Cemetery, Melbourne |
| Memorials: | South Melbourne Great War Roll of Honor |
World War 1 Service
| 28 Jul 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, Seymour, Victoria | |
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| 12 Aug 1915: | Promoted AIF WW1, Corporal, 29th Infantry Battalion | |
| 1 Sep 1915: | Promoted AIF WW1, Sergeant, 29th Infantry Battalion | |
| 6 Mar 1916: | Promoted AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, 29th Infantry Battalion | |
| 4 Jul 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, 29th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '16' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Berrima embarkation_ship_number: A35 public_note: '' | |
| 4 Jul 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, 29th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Berrima, Melbourne | |
| 28 Dec 1916: | Promoted AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 29th Infantry Battalion | |
| 3 Mar 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Lieutenant, Officer, 29th Infantry Battalion, The Outpost Villages - German Withdrawal to Hindenburg Line, Shell wound (face and right thigh) | |
| 28 Aug 1917: | Honoured Mention in Dispatches, Special mention in Sir Douglas Haig's dispatch of 07th April 1918. Awarded, and promulgated, 'London Gazette' No. 30706 (28 May 1918); 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 165 (24 October 1918). Recommendation date: 1 March 1918 Mention in Despatches Awarded, and promulgated, 'London Gazette' No. 31728 (12 January 1920); 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 133 (1 April 1920). | |
| 14 Oct 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 29th Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, 2nd occasion - Gassed | |
| 12 Oct 1918: | Transferred AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 32nd Infantry Battalion, At 11.00am on 12th October, 1918 the 29th Battalion was disbanded and amalgamated with the 32nd Battalion. | |
| 16 Jul 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Lieutenant, Officer, 32nd Infantry Battalion, Returned to Australia per H.T. "Leicestershire" Embarked 03/05/1919 | |
| 25 Mar 1920: | Honoured Officer of the Order of the British Empire, Award of Officer of the British Empire Source: 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 30 Date: 25 March 1920 |
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Lieutenant Sidney Wolton GULLETT 29th Battalion 7th Reinforcement In the LE TRANSIOY SECTOR, during the period from 28th February to 2nd March 1917, Lieut. Gullett displayed marked courage and endurance. On the nights of 28th. February/1st March 1917, in his capacity of Lewis Gun Officer, he visited all guns in line from ZENITH to MONSOON TRENCH, which entailed a very long walk through heavy mud. On the morning of the 2nd March a party from the Battalion attacked and took a position of the enemy trench (SUNRAY TRENCH) and shortly afterwards the enemy counter-attacked. During these operations the casualties amongst Officers were very heavy, and Lieut. Gullett was to take charge of one of the front line Companies. Although very tired, he worked very energetically to get everything in order. Shortly after arriving in the front line he was badly wounded, but, knowing that only one other Officer was left with the Company refused to leave the line until he had seen one of the Officers of the relieving Battalion and exacted a promise from him to hold the position at all costs. Recommendation: Military Cross [MC] Lieutenant Colonel Muir Purser C.O. 29th Battalion
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