MCGILL, Roy Alva
| Service Number: | 6097 |
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| Enlisted: | 19 September 1916, Dubbo, New South Wales |
| Last Rank: | Lance Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 24th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Tooraweenah, New South Wales, Australia , February 1895 |
| Home Town: | Gulargambone, Coonamble, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Well-borer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 5 October 1918 |
| Cemetery: |
Calvaire Cemetery, Montbrehain, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Coonamble Municipality and Wingadee Shire HR, Coonamble War Memorial, Gulargambone War Memorial, Tooraweenah War Memorial |
World War 1 Service
| 19 Sep 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 6097, Dubbo, New South Wales | |
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| 31 Oct 1916: |
Involvement
AIF WW1, Private, 6097, 24th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '14' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Argyllshire embarkation_ship_number: A8 public_note: '' |
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| 31 Oct 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 6097, 24th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Argyllshire, Sydney | |
| 5 Oct 1918: |
Involvement
AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 6097, 24th Infantry Battalion, Breaching the Hindenburg Line - Cambrai / St Quentin Canal, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 6097 awm_unit: 24 Battalion awm_rank: Lance Corporal awm_died_date: 1918-10-05 |
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"Two soldiers from Armatree, near Gilgandra, who enlisted on the same day, were killed in battle in France on the same day — October 5. These were Corporal Roy McGill, son of Mr. R. McGill, of Ashburn, and Private Ernest Owens, son of Mr. Alex Owens. Mr. Owen's other two sons are on active service." - from the Orange Leader 01 Nov 1918 (nla.gov.au)
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