MARKILLIE, Edgar John
| Service Number: | 944 |
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| Enlisted: | 16 September 1914, Headquarters |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 13th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Camberwell, London, England, 1 December 1890 |
| Home Town: | Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Bellenden Higher Grade, Peckham |
| Occupation: | Accountant |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Gallipoli, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 9 August 1915, aged 24 years |
| Cemetery: |
7th Field Ambulance Cemetery 7th Field Ambulance Cemetery, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
World War 1 Service
| 16 Sep 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 944, 13th Infantry Battalion, Headquarters | |
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| 22 Dec 1914: | Involvement Private, 944, 13th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '11' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ulysses embarkation_ship_number: A38 public_note: '' | |
| 22 Dec 1914: | Embarked Private, 944, 13th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ulysses, Melbourne |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Stephen Brooks
Edgar John Markillie travelled to Sydney during August 1912. According to his entry in De Ruvigny's Roll of Honour, 1914-1919, he had gained accountancy examination just before enlistment, also examination in book keeping, first class. He excelled in sport of all kind, and was one of the crack shots of the second Australian contingent. He was killed in action during the heavy fighting at Lone Pine. His younger brother 156 Private Ernest Stuart Markillie, London Rifle Brigade, had already been killed in action at Bailleul France during January 1915.
His English mother put Melbourne down as his place of association on his Roll of Honour form, though it appears he enlisted in Sydney.
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