GILMORE, James Elsworth
| Service Numbers: | 3522, 3522A |
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| Enlisted: | 28 September 1915, Enlisted at RAS Showground, Sydney |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 53rd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Toorawenah, New South Wales, Australia, 27 April 1889 |
| Home Town: | Leichhardt, Leichhardt, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Train Guard |
| Died: | Died of wounds, France, 24 July 1916, aged 27 years |
| Cemetery: |
Boulogne Eastern Cemetery |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Haymarket NSW Government Railway and Tramway Honour Board |
World War 1 Service
| 28 Sep 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3522, 53rd Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at RAS Showground, Sydney | |
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| 20 Dec 1915: | Involvement Private, 3522, 17th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '12' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Aeneas embarkation_ship_number: A60 public_note: '' | |
| 20 Dec 1915: | Embarked Private, 3522, 17th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Aeneas, Sydney | |
| 19 Jul 1916: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 3522, 53rd Infantry Battalion, Died of wounds in 3rd Canadian General Hospital | |
| 24 Jul 1916: | Involvement Private, 3522A, 53rd Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 3522A awm_unit: 53rd Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1916-07-24 |
Great Sydney Central Station Honour Board
James Elsworth GILMORE,(Service Number 3522A) was born on 27 April 1889 at Toorawenah. He first worked for the NSW Railways from 26 August 1913 as a gatekeeper in the Newcastle District and then a porter and assistant guard, a shunter at Eskbank and an assistant guard in Sydney. He was granted leave from this position to join the Expeditionary Forces on 3 October 1915.
He was wounded in action on 19 July 1916 and transferred through the 8th Field Ambulance and the 1st Australian Casualty Clearing Station and the Ambulance Train to the 3rd Canadian General Hospital where he died on 24 July. He was buried in the Boulogne Eastern Cemetery
Submitted 25 July 2023 by John Oakes
Biography contributed by John Oakes
James Elsworth GILMOR, (Service Number 3522A) was born on 27th April 1889 at Toorawenah. He first worked for the NSW Railways from 26th August 1913 as a gatekeeper in the Newcastle District and then a porter and assistant guard, a shunter at Eskbank (Lithgow) and an assistant guard in Sydney. He was granted leave from this position to join the Expeditionary Forces on 3rd October 1915.
He enlisted at the RAS Showgrounds on 28th September, giving his father as next of kin. He left Australia from Sydney aboard HMAT ‘Aeneas’ on 20th December 1915. In Egypt he was allotted to the 53rd Australian Infantry Battalion and then embarked from Alexandria to France on 28th June 1916.
He was wounded in action on 19th July 1916 and transferred through the 8th Field Ambulance and the 1st Australian Casualty Clearing Station and the Ambulance Train to the 3rd Canadian General Hospital where he died on 24th July 1916. He was buried in the Boulogne Eastern Cemetery.
- based on notes for the Great sydney Central Station Honour Board