Stanley Roy GILLAM MM

GILLAM, Stanley Roy

Service Number: 5979
Enlisted: 28 April 1916
Last Rank: Private
Last Unit: 12th Infantry Battalion
Born: Ulverstone, Tasmania, Australia, 11 January 1895
Occupation: Farmer
Died: Ulverstone, Tasmania, Australia, 11 May 1987, aged 92 years, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery: Ulverstone General Cemetery, Tasmania

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World War 1 Service

28 Apr 1916: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 5979
8 Aug 1916: Involvement Private, 5979, 12th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Hobart embarkation_ship: HMAT Ballarat embarkation_ship_number: A70 public_note: ''
8 Aug 1916: Embarked Private, 5979, 12th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ballarat, Hobart
8 May 1917: Honoured Military Medal, Bullecourt (First), Specific action at Boursies, south-east of Bullecourt and three days earlier than attack on 11 April 1917. Authority – BEFO 36/7/17 Commonwealth Gazette No 174 of 11 October 1917
11 May 1917: Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 5979, Bullecourt (First), Multiple gun shot wounds to arm and leg. Evacuated to England and rejoined 12th Battalion in November 1917.

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