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Howard Bancroft TILLY

Regimental number5078
Date of birth16 November 1895
Place of birthMaitland, South Australia
SchoolArthurtown Public School, South Australia
ReligionMethodist
OccupationFarmer
AddressButler, South Australia
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation20
Next of kinFather, Alfred Tilly, Butler, South Australia
Enlistment date11 March 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name27th Battalion, 14th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/44/4
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A70 Ballarat on 12 August 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll27th Battalion
FateReturned to Australia 16 January 1919
Other details

War service: Western Front

Wounded in action, Ypres, Belgium, 28 October 1917 (gassed).

Wounded in action (second occasion), Villers Bretonneux, France, 6 August 1918.

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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