Commemorated: | |||
| 1. Memorial: | Lone Pine Cemetery ANZAC | 44 | |
| 2. Book: | The (1921) Masonic Roll of Honour 1914-1918 | Pg.137 | |
| 3. Memorial: | The (1940) Scroll - WW1 Roll of Honour | 59C GQS | |
Awards & Titles: | |||
Enlisted 22/1/1915 Originallt reported wounded & missing See Document, INDIVIDIUALS
Family :
Son of Charles Henry and Mary Tillidge, of Lilyholm, Hillside Estate, Rockhampton, Queensland.Service Life:
Campaigns:
- The First World War 1914-1918, World-wide.
| Unit / Ship / Est.: 15th Battalion Australian Infantry, A.I.F. |
BEAN 240.1; Amers. with. 263-6, 172: strength before Hamel, 264. 26 n trams with tanks, 266-7; W. k Hughes visits 2 July, 273n. B. of Hamel, 274. 2;s. 280. 283 et et seq 329, cas, 326, after f i S { 347; clisb between Aust. patrols, 440U; BEAN First Bullecourt. 421. 434, 5 0 8 ~ . plans, 175. r88, 189n, preparations. 275-7, a81, 290 et srq., IO Apr. operation, 179-83, battle, 11 Apr., 320. 353. Cam. Murray's reDort. 293-303. 305. 307 et ~ e q . ,3 16-7, 319, 316-7. -316, German c/attacks, 3i3-6; Mcssines. 677-8. Battle of Polygon 329-3.5, 337-8, 339. 347-9; BEAN Mcssines. 677-8. BEAN 15th Battalion (Q?land, Tas.), 89, go, 117, 118, 199, 200, 222, 654, 746; command, 29 May, 206; at Quinn?s, 95-6, 97, 98, 201, 203-5, attacks from, 9-10 May, 99-116, casualties, 102, ~ogn, 106, 14-15 May. 121, 123, 16 Bn. relieves, 126, during Turkish attack of 19 May. 152. 154-5, casualties, 156, 29 May, 206-7, 212-21; strength, 28 May, 205n, 29 Aug., 76m, in Battle of Sari Bair, 590-3, 594, 653, 660-1, 663, casualties, 660-1, 664n; at Hill 60, 21 Aug., 737. |
| Action : Gallipoli |
The Gallipoli Campaign was fought on the Gallipoli peninsula 25th April 1915 to 9th January 1916. in a failed attempt to defeat Turkey by seizing the Dardanelles and capturing Istanbul. Ill-conceived and planned, the initial effort by the Royal Navy failed to force passage through the Dardanelles by sea power alone. It was then realised that a land force was needed to support the project by suppressing the Turkish mobile artillery batteries. By the time all was ready the Turks were well aware and well prepared. Despite amazing heroics on the day of the landings only minor beachheads were achieved and over the succeeding 8 months little progress was made. Eventually the beachheads were evacuated in a series of successful ruses.
Despite Gallipoli rightly becoming a national source of pride to Australians and New Zealanders, far more British casualties were sustained, and these days the substantial French contribution is almost forgotten.
Detail :
Enlisted 22/1/1915 Originally reported wounded & missing
Masonic :
| Type | Lodge Name and No. | Province/District : |
|---|---|---|
| Mother : | Capricornia No. 3642 E.C. | Queensland |
Initiated | Passed | Raised |
19th January 1915 | - | - |
Source :
The project globally acknowledges the following as sources of information for research across the whole database:
- The Commonwealth War Graves Commission
- The (UK) National Archives
- Ancestry.co.uk - Genealogy, Family Trees & Family History online
- ugle.org.uk - The records of the United Grand Lodge of England including the Library and Museum of Freemasonry
Additional Source:
- Founder Researchers : Paul Masters & Mike McCarthy
- Researcher : Bruce Littley