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Glynn Rupert HITZEROTH

Regimental number4800
Place of birthPort Elizabeth, South Africa
SchoolSt Charles College, South Africa
Age on arrival in Australia23
ReligionRoman Catholic
OccupationRailway employee
Marital statusMarried
Age at embarkation23
Height5' 9"
Weight175 lbs
Next of kinWife, Mrs M Hitzeroth, c/o Mrs Burns, Lyall Street, Ladysmith, Natal, South Africa
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date5 November 1915
Place of enlistmentMelbourne, Victoria
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name7th Battalion, 15th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/24/4
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A18 Wiltshire on 7 March 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll59th Battalion
Other details from Roll of Honour CircularWorked as a Station Foreman and Telegraphist before the war started. (details from wife)
FateKilled in Action 19 July 1916
Age at death24
Place of burialNo known grave
Commemoration detailsV.C. Corner (Panel No 16), Australian Cemetery Memorial, Fromelles, France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
167
Family/military connectionsNephew: Major James McCabe, Sydenham, Sydney, NSW
Other details

War service: Egypt, Western Front

Taken on strength, 59th Bn, Duntroon Plateau, 20 April 1916.

Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 18 June1916; disembarked Marseilles, France, 29 June 1916.

Reported missing, 19 July 1916.

Fate subsequently determined as 'Killed in Action, 19 July 1916'.

Handwritten note on file: 'Presume Buried In No Man's Land approx at 5J90-43 to 5K0.2.51 Sheet Hazebrouck 5A.'

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNAA: B2455, HITZEROTH Glynn Rupert
Red Cross file 1340906

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