KILGOUR, John
Service Numbers: | 2372, 2372A |
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Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
Last Rank: | Private |
Last Unit: | 1st Pioneer Battalion |
Born: | Not yet discovered |
Home Town: | Balmain, Leichhardt, New South Wales |
Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
Died: | Died of wounds, Belgium, 18 September 1917, age not yet discovered |
Cemetery: |
Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery Grave XIX. D. 13A., Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery, Lijssenthoek, Flanders, Belgium |
Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
World War 1 Service
22 Aug 1916: | Involvement Private, 2372, 1st Pioneer Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '4' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Wiltshire embarkation_ship_number: A18 public_note: '' | |
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22 Aug 1916: | Embarked Private, 2372, 1st Pioneer Battalion, HMAT Wiltshire, Sydney | |
18 Sep 1917: | Involvement Private, 2372A, 1st Pioneer Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 2372A awm_unit: 1st Australian Pioneer Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1917-09-18 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Geoffrey Gillon
He was 35 and the son of George and Alison Forrester Kilgour of Oban, Argyllshire, Scotland. He is one of five Australian Great War casualties remembered on the Oban War Memorial. Oban (An t-Òban in Scottish Gaelic meaning The Little Bay) is a resort town within the Argyll and Bute council area of Scotland. Despite its small size, it is the largest town between Helensburgh and Fort William.