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Tilley B W Gunner 9094

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Volunteers of Essendon and Flemington, 1914-1918

Tilley B W Gunner 9094 Birtram Wesley 2 Div Amm Col 26 Motor fitter Married C of E

Address: Essendon, Buckley St, 15

Next of Kin: Tilley, E, Mrs, wife, 15 Buckley St, Essendon

Enlisted: 5 Nov 1915

Embarked: A39 Port Macquarie 16 Nov 1915

Relatives on Active Service:

Tilley-H-C-Pte-4796 brother

Tilley P N A-g Sgt 4779 brother KIA

Rumour had it that Bert Tilley had been killed in action. Mrs. Tilley, of 15 Buckley street, Essendon, has been notified that her husband is alive and well, and with his unit.

ROLL OF HONOR. (1917, June 21). The Essendon Gazette and Keilor, Bulla and Broadmeadows Reporter (Moonee Ponds, Vic. : 1914 - 1918), p. 3 Edition: Morning. Retrieved May 17, 2012, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article74602926

Harold Snape's Diary, 1915 - 30 Apr 1916

https://victoriancollections.net.au/items/57fc8f6bd0cdd12c4077a754

1916

Saturday Feb 12 " Caught 10 a.m. train to Cairo arr. About 2 p.m. Booked bed at Tewficks. Dinner at Samuel’s. Went out to Zeitown to Bob. Slept there. Saw Tom Watson. Met Jim Teolin in train going down. Met Len Tyzack & Bert Tilby* in Cairo. [*This might be Birtram Tilley whom he would have known from Christ Church, Essendon].