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Tpr. Ion Llewellyn Idriess
Australian Imperial Force 5th Australian Light Horse Regiment.
from:Australia
Ion Llewellyn Idriess was born to parents Walter and Juliette on 20th September 1889 at WaverleyNew South Wales. He became a miner by trade, before enlisting at Townsville on 26th October 1914 at the age of 27. He left Sydney aboard HMAT Persic, on 21st December 1914 with the 5th Australian Light Horse Regiment.
While serving at Gallipoli, Idriess specialised in sniping. He sustained a bomb wound to his arm at Gallipoli in September 1915 and was evacuated back to Egypt. Idriess re-joined the 5th Australian Light Horse Regiment and served with his unit in Egypt and Palestine witnessing the charge at Beersheba. He was once again wounded in December 1917 in the fighting after the last battle of Gaza. Ion Idriess was consequently invalided home and returned to Australia on 15th February 1918.

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