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PILLOW, Roy Nelson
Service Number: | 14061 |
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Enlisted: | 6 August 1915, Melbourne |
Last Rank: | Cadet |
Last Unit: | Australian Flying Corps (AFC) |
Born: | Geelong, Victoria, Australia, 18 December 1894 |
Home Town: | Geelong, Greater Geelong, Victoria |
Schooling: | Newtown & Flinders State Schools, Geelong College & Melbourne University, Victoria, Australia |
Occupation: | Medical Student |
Died: | Accidental (Injuries), Leighterton, United Kingdom, 24 August 1918, aged 23 years |
Cemetery: |
Leighterton Church Cemetery, Gloucestershire, England Leighterton Church Cemetery, Leighterton, Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom |
Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Geelong College WW1 Roll of Honour, Newtown Public School No 1887 Honor Roll |
World War 1 Service
6 Aug 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 14061, 3rd Australian Casualty Clearing Station, Melbourne | |
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5 Jun 1916: | Involvement Private, 14061, 3rd Australian Casualty Clearing Station, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '23' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Borda embarkation_ship_number: A30 public_note: '' | |
5 Jun 1916: | Embarked Private, 14061, 3rd Australian Casualty Clearing Station, HMAT Borda, Sydney | |
24 Aug 1918: | Involvement 14061, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 14061 awm_unit: 7th Squadron Australian Flying Corps awm_rank: Cadet awm_died_date: 1918-08-24 | |
24 Aug 1918: | Involvement AIF WW1, Cadet, 14061, Australian Flying Corps (AFC) |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Elizabeth Allen
Roy Nelson PILLOW was born in Geelong, Victoria on 18th December, 1894
His parents were Henry PILLOW & Harriet Amelia FAIRMAN
He died of accidental injuries in an aircraft accident at Leighterton, England on 24th August, 1918 and is buried in the Leighterton Church Cemetery
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His brother Henry (Harry) Fenton PILLOW (SN 568) died of wounds during WW1 on 18th August, 1918