GILMORE, George
| Service Number: | WX2990 |
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| Enlisted: | 20 May 1940 |
| Last Rank: | Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | Not yet discovered |
| Born: | Scarborough, England, 16 September 1884 |
| Home Town: | North Perth, Vincent, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Caretaker |
| Died: | Shoalwater Bay, Western Australia, 18 July 1974, aged 89 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Karrakatta Cemetery & Crematorium, Western Australia Lawn 5-Wall 6-0177 |
| Memorials: |
World War 2 Service
| 20 May 1940: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Sergeant, WX2990 |
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An Old recruit for another WAR
From Book “1000 Men At War” p11.
George Gilmore may have enlisted at Northam in 1940 , WX 2990: as a older man (late 50s) at 35 years declared,
He was the original Bands drum Major:
He was “one of the Imperishables”
He was a BUGLER in the South African War; (1902-1904)
Bumuda (1904-1906)
Crete (1907-1908)
Malta (1908-1910)
India (1910-1914)
WWI (1910-1918)
India (1919-1921)
Kings Royal Rifle Corp;
The Governor-General of Australia, Lord Gowie, in 1943, at Ravenshoe, Qld, also asked him his age and replied 35 Sir, with a grin, as they both new.
My family tree research so far is:
George Robert Gilmore Sgt.
Birth 16 SEP 1883 (1887) • Birkenhead, Cheshire, England :
Married in Malta, India while serving mother England. (m 4 July 1909)
Jessie Isobella Louise Ranger (1884–1973)
and children
George Edward Gilmore (1910–1987):
William Ernest GILMORE (1913–1999)
Betty Gilmore (1918–2002)
Death 18 JUL 1974 • Shoalwater Bay, Western Australia, Australia:
Submitted 12 January 2025 by Les Westerlund
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