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GILLAM, Sydney Harry Davenport
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 618 |
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| Enlisted: | 7 November 1914 |
| Last Rank: | Trooper |
| Last Unit: | 10th Light Horse Regiment |
| Born: | Tenterden, Western Australia. , 1885 |
| Home Town: | Cranbrook, Cranbrook, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | Cranbrook State School, Western Australia |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Died: | Died of wounds, Gallipoli, Turkey, 29 August 1915 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Panel 10., Lone Pine Memorial |
| Memorials: | Albany & Districts Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Cranbrook War Memorial, Cranbrook War Memorial Wall, Kings Park 10th Light Horse Regiment Memorial WA, Lone Pine Memorial to the Missing |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 7 Nov 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 618, 10th Light Horse Regiment | |
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| 17 Feb 1915: | Involvement Private, 618, 10th Light Horse Regiment, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '3' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Surada embarkation_ship_number: A52 public_note: '' | |
| 17 Feb 1915: | Embarked Private, 618, 10th Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Surada, Fremantle | |
| 29 Aug 1915: | Involvement Trooper, 618, 10th Light Horse Regiment, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 618 awm_unit: 10 Light Horse Regiment awm_rank: Trooper awm_died_date: 1915-08-29 | |
| 29 Aug 1915: | Wounded AIF WW1, Trooper, 618, 10th Light Horse Regiment, The August Offensive - Lone Pine, Suvla Bay, Sari Bair, The Nek and Hill 60 - Gallipoli, SW to arm (fractured) during the attack on Hill 60. Evacuated to 16th CCS where he died of his wounds later the same day. |
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