William GILLIS

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Service Number:	1836
Enlisted:	10 March 1916, Toowoomba
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	42nd Infantry Battalion
Born:	Doctors Creek, Goombungee, Queensland, Australia, 24 May 1893
Home Town:	Toowoomba, Toowoomba, Queensland
Schooling:	Rangeville State School, Toowoomba, Queensland
Occupation:	Labourer
Died:	Killed in Action, France, 14 February 1917, aged 23 years
Cemetery:	Cite Bonjean Military Cemetery, Armentieres IV. E. 24., Cite Bonjean Military Cemetery, Armentieres, Lille, Nord Pas de Calais, France
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Brisbane 42nd Infantry Battalion AIF Roll of Honour, Toowoomba Rangeville State School Pictorial Roll of Honour 2, Toowoomba Roll of Honour WW1

10 Mar 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1836, 42nd Infantry Battalion, Toowoomba
16 Aug 1916:	Involvement Private, 1836, 42nd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '18' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Boorara embarkation_ship_number: A42 public_note: ''
16 Aug 1916:	Embarked Private, 1836, 42nd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Boorara, Brisbane
14 Feb 1917:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1836, 42nd Infantry Battalion

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