Tillett, John Rowland

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M.B., Ch.M. : Captain, A.A.M.C., A.I.F., France. Enlisting 17th November, 1916, and sailing 24th January, 1917, crossed to France 14th May and served with 4th Australian Field Ambulance, being R.M.O. 7th Field Artillery Brigade from n th June to 25th September, 1917, when gassed at Polygon Wood. Mentioned in Despatches posthumously. Died of Wounds (Gas), Poperinghe, 2nd October, 1917, and was buried at Lyssenthoek. Early education at Hayfield Preparatory, The King's and Sydney Grammar Schools. Later at St. Paul's College.

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1893

Birth in McMahons Point -- Sydney, NSW, Australia 8 October 1893
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Early education at Hayfield Preparatory School, Homebush, NSW, Australia
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Early education at Sydney Grammar School, Darlinghurst, Sydney, Australia
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Early education at The King's School, Parramatta, NSW, Australia
1916

Tertiary education at University of Sydney, Camperdown, NSW, Australia 1916
1916

Tertiary education at University of Sydney, Camperdown, NSW, Australia 1916
1916

Military service as Captain at France --, France 17 November 1916
1916

Enlisted 17 Nov 1916
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Military award: Mentioned in Despatches on 1917
1917

Resident Medical Officer at Toowoomba -- QLD, Australia 1917
1917

Death in Poperinghe --, Belgium 2 October 1917

Gender

Male

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Headstone of John Rowland TILLETT, Lijssenthoek, Belgium [ jpg ]

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