GILMOUR, Egbert Day
| Service Number: | 4361 |
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| Enlisted: | 26 June 1916 |
| Last Rank: | Lance Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 33rd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Two Wells, South Australia, 23 August 1876 |
| Home Town: | Manly, Manly Vale, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Various Public Schools, New South Wales, Australia |
| Occupation: | Tram Driver |
| Died: | Died of wounds, France, 7 September 1918, aged 42 years |
| Cemetery: |
Terlincthun British Cemetery, Wimille Plot III, Row C, Grave No. 32 |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Haymarket NSW Government Railway and Tramway Honour Board |
World War 1 Service
| 26 Jun 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 4361, 30th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 17 Nov 1916: | Involvement Private, 4361, 30th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '16' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: SS Port Napier embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: '' | |
| 17 Nov 1916: | Embarked Private, 4361, 30th Infantry Battalion, SS Port Napier, Sydney | |
| 9 Apr 1918: | Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 33rd Infantry Battalion | |
| 8 Aug 1918: | Wounded AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 4361, 33rd Infantry Battalion, Died of wounds on 7th September 1918 | |
| 11 Dec 1918: | Involvement AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 33rd Infantry Battalion |
Great Sydney Central Station Honour Board
Egbert Day GILMOUR, (Service Number 4361) was born on 23 August 1876 at Two Wells, South Australia. He first worked for the NSW Tramways as a conductor in July 1908, and he progressed to an electric tram driver by 1913. He was released from duty to join the Expeditionary Forces on 29 June 1916.
On 8 August he was wounded by gunshot to his head and arm. He was transferred to the 13th General Hospital at Boulogne but succumbed to his injuries a month later on 7 September. He was buried at Terlincthun British Cemetery, 1 mile North of Boulogne.
Submitted 20 July 2023 by John Oakes
Biography contributed by John Oakes
Egbert Day GILMOUR (Service Number 4361) was born on 23rd August 1876 at Two Wells, South Australia. He first worked for the NSW Tramways as a conductor in July 1908, and he progressed to an electric tram driver by 1913. He was released from duty to join the Expeditionary Forces on 29th June 1916. Despite being nearly 40-years-old, he was unmarried and gave his mother as his next of kin when he enlisted at the RAS Showgrounds.
He left Australia from Sydney on 17th November 1916 aboard SS ‘Port Napier’, and reached Devonport (England) on 29th January. 1917. He had a period of admission to hospital with piles in February. In May he had 76 days admission with VD. He was promoted to Lance Corporal in the 33rd Battalion on 9th April 1918 but was wounded in action (by gas) a week later and did not rejoin his unit for two months. Only a fortnight after his return he was gassed again, though this seems to have been only a minor injury as he was back on duty the next day.
On 8th August 1918 he was wounded for a third occasion, but this time by gunshot to his head and arm. He was transferred to the 13th General Hospital at Boulogne but succumbed to his injuries a month later on 7th September. He was buried at Terlincthun British Cemetery, 1 mile North of Boulogne.
- based on notes for the Great Sydney Central Station Honour Board
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