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Geoffrey Gladstones
| Name on Board | G Gladstones |
| Name on Service Records |
Geoffrey Gladstones |
| Enlistment Age | 22 |
| Occupation | Naval Staff Clerk |
| Place of Birth | Williamstown, Vic |
| Next of Kin | John Charles and Mary Gladstones |
| Address | 41 Cole St, Williamstown, Vic |
| Marital Status | S |
| Enlistment Date | 7/07/1915 |
| Service No. | 1074 |
| Enlistment Place | Melbourne, Vic |
| Embarkation Place | Melbourne |
| Embarkation Date | 11/12/1915 |
| Embarkation Ship | HMAT Beltana A72 |
| Unit on Embarkation | 30th Australian Infantry Battalion |
| Date of Death | 29/09/1917 |
| Unit on Death | 30th Australian Infantry Battalion |
| Rank on Death | Private |
| Cause of Death | KIA |
| Place of Wounding/ Death |
Polygon Wood, Belgium |
| Cemetery or Memorial | Oxford Road Cemetery, Ypres, West-Vlaanderen, Flanders, Belgium |
Additional Information
Geoffrey attended Central State School, Williamstown and University High School. He was a member of the Cecil St Presbyterian Church and the Williamstown Cricket Club.
Geoffrey and his younger brother, Vernon Talbot Gladstones (1075) enlisted on the same day and embarked on the HMAT Beltana together. Vernon returned to Australia on 1 February 1918. Vernon had written to his parents about his experiences: 'I have been in one great charge. It was hell. Any man who has been in a charge and says he would like to be in another is either a lunatic or a liar'.
Following Geoffrey’s death Mrs and Mrs Gladstones presented the Williamstown Cricket Club with a large oak-framed photo of their son, to hang alongside those of Stewart Murray Hansen and Alfred Duncan Thomas. Twenty-seven members of the Williamstown Cricket Club enlisted in WW1.
Additional References
Williamstown Chronicle, Saturday 13 October 1917, p3 and 30 September 1916, p3;
Williamstown Advertiser, Saturday 9 February 1918, p3
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