GILLANDERS, James Gordon
Service Number: | 88 |
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Enlisted: | 17 August 1914, Enlisted at South Melbourne |
Last Rank: | Sergeant |
Last Unit: | 5th Infantry Battalion |
Born: | Kildrummy, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, 1884 |
Home Town: | Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria |
Schooling: | Kildrummy Public School, Aberdeenshire, Scotland |
Occupation: | Gardener |
Died: | Killed in Action, Gallipoli, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 25 April 1915 |
Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" No known grave Panel 24, Lone Pine Memorial, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey |
Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Lone Pine Memorial to the Missing |
World War 1 Service
17 Aug 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 88, 5th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at South Melbourne | |
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21 Oct 1914: | Involvement Private, 88, 5th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Orvieto embarkation_ship_number: A3 public_note: '' | |
21 Oct 1914: | Embarked Private, 88, 5th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Orvieto, Melbourne | |
23 Nov 1914: | Promoted AIF WW1, Corporal, 5th Infantry Battalion, In the field | |
22 Dec 1914: | Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Sergeant, 5th Infantry Battalion, In the field | |
12 Jan 1915: | Promoted AIF WW1, Sergeant, 5th Infantry Battalion, In the field | |
25 Apr 1915: | Involvement Sergeant, 88, 5th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 88 awm_unit: 5 Battalion awm_rank: Sergeant awm_died_date: 1915-04-25 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Sharyn Roberts
Son of James and Lizzie Gillanders of Kildrummy, Aberdeenshire. Next of kin given as his brother W. Gillanders of Scotts Buildings, Lumsden, Aberdeenshire
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Also served in the Gordon Highlanders 6th Battalion for 6 years
Biography contributed by Sharyn Roberts
Son of James and Lizzie Gillanders of Kildrummy, Aberdeenshire. Next of kin given as his brother W. Gillanders of Scotts Buildings, Lumsden, Aberdeenshire
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Also served in the Gordon Highlanders 6th Battalion for 6 years