GIDDENS R.

GIDDENS R.

Given Names: Roy

Service Number: 1943

Unit: 14th Battalion, 4th reinforcements

Rank: Private

Paybook Number:

Age: 18 Yrs

Occupation: Painter

Marital Status: Single

Religion: Church of England

PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION

Height: 5 Ft 7 In

Weight: 138 Lbs

Chest: 33-35 In

Hair: Light Brown

Eyes: Hazel

Complexion: Fresh

ENLISTMENT

Date Enlisted: 18/1/1915

Place: Melbourne

Next of Kin: FATHER George Giddens

65 Hains Street, Glenferrie, Victoria

Embarkation Date: 17/4/1915

Port: Melbourne

Ship: HMAT Hororata A20

END OF WAR

Status: Returned to Australia

Ship: Karoola

Embarked: 6/10/1916

Disembarked:

Unit: 14th Battalion

Rank: Private

Discharge Date: 2/4/1917

Place:

MEDALS AND AWARDS

14/15 Star: 10189

British War Medal: 10791

Victory Medal: 10703

Other:

BIRTH

Date or Year: 27/1/18971893

Place: Kew, Victoria

Father: George GIDDENS

Mother: Jane ANGEL

MARRIAGE

Year: 1934

Place:

Spouse: Dorothy Ivy May ANKS

DEATH

Date or Year: 15/4/1975

Place: Heidelberg, Victoria

Burial: Springvale, Victoria

SERVICE RECORD HIGHLIGHTS

Wounded in action 10/8/1916; gun shot wound, shoulder

Re-enlisted 10/5/1918, V76504 (Sea Transport); discharged 2/12/1918