GILLANDERS, Hugh
| Service Number: | 1776 |
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| Enlisted: | 8 January 1915, Initially assigned to the 4th Reinforcements for the 9th Battalion. |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 9th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Maclean, New South Wales, Australia, 1890 |
| Home Town: | Maclean, Clarence Valley, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Maclean Public School, New South Wales, Australia |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 20 July 1918 |
| Cemetery: |
Borre British Cemetery |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Chatsworth Island War Memorial, Cowra & District Great War Honor Roll, Maclean Public School Roll of Honour |
World War 1 Service
| 8 Jan 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1776, 9th Infantry Battalion, Initially assigned to the 4th Reinforcements for the 9th Battalion. | |
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| 8 Apr 1915: | Involvement Private, 1776, 9th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Star of England embarkation_ship_number: A15 public_note: '' | |
| 8 Apr 1915: | Embarked Private, 1776, 9th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Star of England, Brisbane |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Greg Towner
From my research.
Hugh Gillanders' father died in 1896 and a death record exists for Alexander Gillander (11488/1896) in the Ryde, Sydney, NSW, District. His mother Mary died in Maclean in 1910 (Mary Gillanders 5975/1910). After his father's death Hugh may have been in the care of his uncle, Donald Gillies who lived at Chatsworth near Maclean. On enlistment Hugh listed his sister, Miss R. Gillanders living with Donald Gillies, as his next of kin. Indications are that Hugh was well-liked in the Maclean district. Gunner Alexander Donald McAulay wrote to his own mother in Chatsworth saying he had heard how "brave Hughie Gillanders was killed".
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