GILL, Henry Albert George
| Service Number: | 598 |
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| Enlisted: | 16 September 1914 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 15th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Belfast, Ireland, date not yet discovered |
| Home Town: | Brisbane, Brisbane, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Intermediate School, Queen's College, Royal University of Ireland. |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Gallipoli, Turkey, 8 August 1915, age not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Lone Pine Memorial to the Missing, Magheragall Parich Church |
World War 1 Service
| 16 Sep 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 598, 15th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 22 Dec 1914: | Involvement Private, 598, 17th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '11' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ceramic embarkation_ship_number: A40 public_note: '' | |
| 22 Dec 1914: | Embarked Private, 598, 17th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ceramic, Melbourne | |
| 8 Aug 1915: | Involvement Private, 598, 15th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 598 awm_unit: 15th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1915-08-08 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Geoffrey Gillon
Emigrated aged 24 years.
Enlisted Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.
He was 29 and the son of Mrs. Mary Agnes Gill of 102, Newtownards Road, Belfast.
Cousin of Gill of Tamworth, Sidney & of Gill of Emu Creek, Melbourne.
His mother wrote "He was one of the best & one of the few - my liberal minded large-hearted son - without a minute’s delay he went at the call of duty. His letters from the Dardanelles were always cheerful. The last letter we received from him was dated 30th July 1915 then he was reported missing from 8th August and in November we received a letter from a Pioneer Sergeant of the London Regiment who wrote that he had found my son and buried him. He was laying on his side and in his outstretched hand he held a copy of the New Testament. The book was officially forwarded to me; it was the book we had sent him with his name & home address written therein; the mark of his thumb is on the mouldering cover of the book. This is all that has come to me.
He is remembered on the Magheragall War Memorial in his native land. Magheragall is a village about 3½ miles west of Libsurn, Co. Antrim. The memorials for the First and Second World War take the form of stone tablets in Magheragall Parish Church.
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