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MCGILLIVRAY, James Rivet
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 247 |
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| Enlisted: | 19 August 1914, Enlisted at Melbourne |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 7th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Yea, Victoria, Australia, 1892 |
| Home Town: | Tallarook, Mitchell, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Brunswick State School, Victoria, Ausstralia |
| Occupation: | Baker |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Gallipoli, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 25 April 1915 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, City of Brunswick Honour Roll, Lone Pine Memorial to the Missing, Yea School No 699 Great War Roll of Honor, Yea War Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 19 Aug 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 247, Enlisted at Melbourne | |
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| 19 Oct 1914: | Involvement Private, 247, 7th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Hororata embarkation_ship_number: A20 public_note: '' | |
| 19 Oct 1914: | Embarked Private, 247, 7th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Hororata, Melbourne |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Donald McGillivray and Caroline Bryce McGillivray nee Burne of 236 Sydney Roard, Brunswick, Victoria. Brother of Donald McGillivray of Tallangatta, Victoria, Archibald McGillivray, Sarah McGillivray, Caroline Bryce McGillivray, William McGillivray, Alfred Ernest McGillivray and John McGillivray
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal