| Unit |
1st Battalion |
Rank |
Private |
Service no. |
648 |
| Date of Death |
25 April 1915 |
Place of Death |
Gaba Tepe |
Age
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24 |
| Cemetery |
No. 2 Outpost |
Details |
Sp. Mem. 2 |
| Epitaph |
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| Next of Kin |
(Father) AMOS
Arthur |
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| Parents |
Arthur and Emily
Amos |
Hillside,
Rockley NSW |
| Date of Birth |
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Place of birth |
NSW Bathurst |
Source |
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General |
"Amos was shot through the
head and killed instantly while observing enemy through field glasses.
His mate Pte Hillyer (same Battn. and Coy.) was firing at enemy by his
side at the time. Hillyer reported these details to informant
immediately afterwards. Hilllyer was subsequently killed"
Australian War Memorial, Red Cross
files,
1DRL/0428, 80303 (source 7) |
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Other Sources |
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Photo |
The Sydney
Morning Herald Newspaper, 13 August 1915 (source 24) |
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Photo |
The Sydney
Mail Newspaper,
1 September 1915, page 38 (source 15) |
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Photo |
The Daily
Telegraph Newspaper,
13 August 1915, page 13 (source 70) |
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Newspaper article |
The Sydney Morning Herald Newspaper,
16 August 1915, (source 24) |
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Newspaper article |
The Daily Telegraph Newspaper,
11 August 1915, page 8 (source 70) |
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Newspaper article |
The Daily Telegraph Newspaper,
13 August 1915, page 10 (source 70) |
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Newspaper article |
The Daily Telegraph Newspaper,
14 August 1915, page 8 (source 70) |
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Newspaper article |
The Daily Telegraph Newspaper,
14 August 1915, page 8 (source 70) |
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Newspaper article |
The Daily Telegraph Newspaper,
12 October 1915, page 8 (source 70) |
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Family details |
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