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GILL, Herbert John
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 142 |
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| Enlisted: | 19 May 1915, Enlisted Melbourne allocated to 1st RAN BT as Able Seaman Driver |
| Last Rank: | Able Seaman Driver |
| Last Unit: | 1st Royal Australian Naval Bridging Train |
| Born: | Melbourne Victoria Australia , 22 July 1888 |
| Home Town: | Burnley, Yarra, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Seaman |
| Died: | Natural Causes , 23 January 1956, aged 67 years, place of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Williamstown (General) Cemetery, Victoria, Australia |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 19 May 1915: | Enlisted Royal Australian Navy, Able Seaman Driver, 142, 1st Royal Australian Naval Bridging Train, Enlisted Melbourne allocated to 1st RAN BT as Able Seaman Driver | |
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| 4 Jun 1915: | Involvement 142, 1st Royal Australian Naval Bridging Train, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '24' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Port Macquarie embarkation_ship_number: A39 public_note: '' | |
| 4 Jun 1915: | Embarked 142, 1st Royal Australian Naval Bridging Train, HMAT Port Macquarie, Melbourne | |
| 12 Jul 1915: | Involvement Royal Australian Navy, Able Seaman Driver, 142, 1st Royal Australian Naval Bridging Train, ANZAC / Gallipoli | |
| 16 Dec 1915: | Wounded Royal Australian Navy, Able Seaman Driver, 142, 1st Royal Australian Naval Bridging Train, ANZAC / Gallipoli, Concussion Shell fire at Suvla Bay Deaf and dumb resulting in Neurasthenia evacuated to Egypt for treatment and convalescence | |
| 3 Mar 1916: | Embarked Royal Australian Navy, Able Seaman Driver, 142, 1st Royal Australian Naval Bridging Train, Evacuated to Australia for change Traumatic Neurasthenia for treatment and convalescence | |
| 12 Aug 1916: | Discharged Royal Australian Navy, Able Seaman Driver, 142, 1st Royal Australian Naval Bridging Train, Discharged 3MD Melbourne medically unfit Shell Shock |
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