MCILROY, Gabriel
| Service Number: | 6607 |
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| Enlisted: | 3 January 1916 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 15th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Charters Towers, Queensland, Australia, November 1984 |
| Home Town: | Charters Towers, Charters Towers, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Charters Towers Boys State School, Qld. Charters Towers Catholic School, Qld |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Acute Bronchitis (Cardiac Failure), Military Hospital at Sutton Veny, Wiltshire, United Kingdom, 19 February 1917 |
| Cemetery: |
Codford St. Mary (St. Mary) New Churchyard, Wiltshire, England Codford St. Mary (St. Mary) New Churchyard (Grave No. 88), Wiltshire, Codford St Mary (St Mary) New Churchyard, Codford, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
World War 1 Service
| 3 Jan 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 6607, 15th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 21 Oct 1916: | Involvement Private, 6607, 15th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '11' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Boonah embarkation_ship_number: A36 public_note: '' | |
| 21 Oct 1916: | Embarked Private, 6607, 15th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Boonah, Brisbane |
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The summary below was completed by Cathy Sedgwick – Facebook “WW1 Australian War Graves in England/UK
Private Gabriel McIlroy was born at Charters Towers, Queensland in 1878. He enlisted in the Australian Imperial Force (A.I.F.) on 3rd January, 1916 as a 37 year old, single, Labourer from Charters Towers, Queensland.
Private McIlroy arrived in England on 10th January, 1917 on HMAT Boonah (A36) & was posted to 4th Training Battalion at Codford, Wiltshire. He was admitted sick to Military Hospital at Sutton Veny, Wiltshire on 17th February, 1917 with mumps.
Private McIlroy died at 3.25 a.m. on 19th February, 1917 of Acute Bronchitis (Cardiac Failure).
ALL 3 Australian SOLDIERS who died on that day WERE BURIED IN CODFORD - St. Mary's New Churchyard also know as Anzac Cemetery (There are 31 Australian WW1 SOldiers & 66 NZ Soldiers buried here).
Flanagan & McIlroy were buried on 22nd February & Lessels who served as Morton was buried on 23rd February.
Their full stories can be found here
https://ww1austburialsuk.weebly.com/codford---st-marys.html
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