William John GILLES

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Service Number:	1103
Enlisted:	12 February 1915, Adelaide, South Australia
Last Rank:	Gunner
Last Unit:	14th Field Artillery Brigade
Born:	Jamestown, South Australia, 19 November 1880
Home Town:	Jamestown, Northern Areas, South Australia
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Labourer
Died:	Gas Poisoning, 2nd Canadian General Hospital, Outreau, France, 4 November 1917, aged 36 years
Cemetery:	Boulogne Eastern Cemetery Boulogne East Cemetery, France, Boulogne Eastern Cemetery, Boulogne, Nord Pas de Calais, France
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour

12 Feb 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Adelaide, South Australia
20 Aug 1915:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1103, 5th Light Horse Regiment, Third Ypres, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '2' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Shropshire embarkation_ship_number: A9 public_note: ''
20 Aug 1915:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 1103, 5th Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Shropshire, Brisbane
4 Nov 1917:	Involvement AIF WW1, Gunner, 1103, 14th Field Artillery Brigade , Third Ypres, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 1103 awm_unit: 14 Field Artillery Brigade awm_rank: Gunner awm_died_date: 1917-11-04
Date unknown:	Involvement 1103, 25th Field Artillery Brigade

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Father Angus GILLES and Mary Jane (nee Kelly) of Jamestown, South Australia.

12/2/1915 Enlisted in Adelaide

4/11/1917 Died of Gas Poisoning
at 2nd Canadian General Hospital, Outreau, France

buried in: Boulogne East Cemetery, France

Sourced and submitted by Julianne T Ryan. 20/10/2014. Lest we forget.