John KILGOUR

KILGOUR, John

Service Numbers: 2372, 2372A
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
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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: ''
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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Biography 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.