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Samuel Thomas Gledson MADDOCK

Regimental number1784
Place of birthCamberwell, Victoria
SchoolDorcas St State School, South Melbourne, Victoria
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationPainter
Address30 Faussett Street, Albert Park, Victoria
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation21
Next of kinSister, Miss A Maddock, 3O Faussett Street, Albert Park, Victoria
Previous military serviceServed in the 5th Volunteer Rifles.
Enlistment date4 January 1915
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll30 December 1914
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name8th Battalion, 4th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/25/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A18 Wiltshire on 14 April 1915
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll8th Battalion
FateKilled in Action 6 August 1915
Place of death or woundingGallipoli, Turkey
Age at death22
Place of burialShrapnel Valley Cemetery (Plot II, Row A, Grave No. 48), Gallipoli, Turkey
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
53
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: John Samuel and Emma Louisa MADDOCK. Native of Camberwell, Victoria
Family/military connectionsBrother of Arthur Maddock, returned wounded, no distinctions.
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal

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