Gilder, Telford Graham

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M.C., LL.B. : Captain, 34th Battn., A.I.F., France. Enlisting in November, 1915, and sailing 2nd May, 1916, after being commissioned in January, and posted to battn. on formation, reached France 21st November. Was Acting Coy. Commander B. Coy. till February, 1917, and C Coy. from July to October at Messines, Ypres and Passchendaele, where wounded. Then commanded A Coy. at the Somme, Villers-Bretonneux and elsewhere until demobilisation. Promoted lieutenant, 1st August, 1916; captain, 24th October, 1917. Awarded M.C. 16th January, 1918, and Mentioned in Despatches. Early education at Sydney Grammar School.

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1894

Birth in Sydney -- NSW, Australia 21 August 1894
1908

Early education at Sydney Church of England Grammar School, North Sydney, NSW, Australia 1908
1915

Enlisted 1 Nov 1915
1916

Military service as Captain at France --, France 1 January 1916
1918

Military award: M.C. Military Cross on 1918-01-16
1921

Tertiary education at University of Sydney, Camperdown, NSW, Australia 1921
1921

Solicitor 2 September 1921
1922

Lawyer at Pitt Street -- Sydney, NSW, Australia 1922
1922

Married 9 Nov 1922 at St Paul's Church : Burwood [ NSW Australia ]
1923

Lived at 1923 - 1980 @ Killara [ NSW Australia ]
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Military award: Mentioned in Despatches on
1982

Gilder T.G. : Death 9 May 1982

Gender

Male

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