Clifford Burt TILBROOK MM

Badge Number: S33262, Sub Branch: PROSPECT
S33262

TILBROOK, Clifford Burt

Service Numbers: 746, S71258
Enlisted: 16 February 1916, Adelaide, South Australia
Last Rank: Corporal
Last Unit: 5th (SA) Battalion Volunteer Defence Corps (VDC)
Born: Minlaton, South Australia, 1 September 1898
Home Town: Minlaton, Yorke Peninsula, South Australia
Schooling: Minalton Public School
Occupation: Clerk
Died: Natural causes, Adelaide, South Australia, 1965
Cemetery: Enfield Memorial Park, South Australia
Memorials: Minlaton War Memorial WW1
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World War 1 Service

16 Feb 1916: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 746, 43rd Infantry Battalion, Adelaide, South Australia
9 Jun 1916: Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 746, 43rd Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '18' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Afric embarkation_ship_number: A19 public_note: ''
9 Jun 1916: Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 746, 43rd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Afric, Adelaide
5 Jun 1917: Wounded GSW - left hand, thigh and finger
11 Nov 1918: Involvement Private, 746, 13th Infantry Battalion

World War 2 Service

18 May 1942: Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Corporal, S71258
18 May 1942: Enlisted Private, S71258, Port Neill, South Australia
19 May 1942: Involvement Corporal, S71258, 5th (SA) Battalion Volunteer Defence Corps (VDC), Homeland Defence - Militia and non deployed forces
30 Nov 1945: Discharged Corporal, S71258, 5th (SA) Battalion Volunteer Defence Corps (VDC)

Awarded the Military Medal

During service in France;

Awarded Military Medal by corps commander on 24 Feb 1917.

"At Armentieres on night of 19-20 Feb 1917, Pte. Tilbrook acted as a stretcher bearer to a raiding party. Under heavy fire he rendered first aid to a number of wounded men until he collapsed from exhaustion. Throughout the whole operation he displayed great courage and coolness while attending to wounded men."

Wounded in Action 5 June 1917

Returned to Australia 24 October 1917 per "Benalla"

Discharged 8 November 1917

Died 1965 and buried at Enfield Memorial Park (Memorial Inscription)

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