Regimental number | 454 |
Place of birth | Beeac, Victoria |
School | Beeac State School, Victoria |
Religion | Presbyterian |
Occupation | Grazier |
Address | Warrion, Beeac, Victoria |
Marital status | Single |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs F Ilett, Warrion, Beeac, Victoria |
Previous military service | 71st Infantry Citizen Forces |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 8th Battalion, D Company |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/25/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board Transport A24 Benalla on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 8th Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Cape Helles, Gallipoli, Turkey |
Date of death | |
Age at death | 19.8 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 19 |
Place of burial | No known grave |
Commemoration details | Helles Memorial, Gallipoli, Turkey |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 53 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Commemorated in Beeac Cemetery, Victoria. Parents: Frederick (d. 17 April 1906, aged 46; bu. Beeac) and Janet (d. 7 March 1938, aged 67; bu. Beeac) ILETT, 'Volinda', Warrion, Victoria |
Family/military connections | Cousins: 3172 Pte Herbert Frederick ILETT, 59th Bn, returned to Australia, 5 November 1917; Reginald McNeill ILETT MM, 22nd Bn, returned to Australia, 8 April 1918; 2193 Pte Milton Emerson ILETT, 22nd Bn, killed in action, 17 September 1917. |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |