The Soldier's Details
- Surname:
- Gault
- First Name:
- Claude William
- Rank:
- Private
- Regimental #:
- WX10622
- Classification:
- Signaller
- Company:
- Headquarters Company
- Enlisted:
- 14.01.1941
- Discharged:
- 30.06.1944
- DOB:
- 3.01.1914
- Place of Birth:
- York, Westem Australia
- Father's Name:
- John Gault
- Mothers's Name:
- Elizabeth Gault
- Religion:
- Church of England
- Pre-war Occupation:
- Storeman
- Return Details 1945:
- Singapore-Australia - Last seen at Ulu Pandan and reported missing from 18.2.1942. Soldier was shell shocked on 13.2.1943 and remained unconscious for seven hours. He was evacuated from No.1 Malaya General Hospital to Columbo from where he was returned to Australia, disembarking at Melbourne on 6.4.1942 ex HMT Stirling Castle. Soldier returned to Western Australia and after a period in hospital and three weeks convalescing, he was posted to the 43rd AA Gun Station. On his first shoot, headaches forced his transfer to the 4th Australian Signal Training Unit. From here he was again transferred to the 51st Water Transport Company.
General Description
Singapore-Australia – Last seen at Ulu Pandan and reported missing from 18.2.1942. Soldier was shell shocked on 13.2.1943 and remained unconscious for seven hours. He was evacuated from No.1 Malaya General Hospital to Columbo from where he was returned to Australia, disembarking at Melbourne on 6.4.1942 ex HMT Stirling Castle. Soldier returned to Western Australia and after a period in hospital and three weeks convalescing, he was posted to the 43rd AA Gun Station. On his first shoot, headaches forced his transfer to the 4th Australian Signal Training Unit. From here he was again transferred to the 51st Water Transport Company.
Rear L-R Ron Evans, Kack Kyros, Claude Gault, Merve Wilkinson.
F: Vern Hoppe, Bill Grundy & Ted Cosson.
L-R Claude Gault, Jack Wren, George Gossage (KIA Singapore 1942), Harold Eastwood (KIA Singapore 1942), Bob Ramage (died illness Sep 1943).
