GILLON, William
| Service Number: | 2570 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 43rd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Hamilton, Scotland, United Kingdom, date not yet discovered |
| Home Town: | Kalgoorlie, Kalgoorlie/Boulder, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | State School, Western Australia |
| Occupation: | Monoline Operator [Printing Industry] |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Hamel, France, 4 July 1918, age not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Crucifix Corner Cemetery Grave Number IX. D. 17. INSCRIPTION HE LIVED NOBLY AND DIED BRAVELY BELOVED IN LIFE LAMENTED IN DEATH, Crucifix Corner Cemetery, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
World War 1 Service
| 9 Nov 1916: | Involvement Private, 2570, 43rd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '18' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Argyllshire embarkation_ship_number: A8 public_note: '' | |
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| 9 Nov 1916: | Embarked Private, 2570, 43rd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Argyllshire, Fremantle |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Geoffrey Gillon
Private Gillon was born in Hamilton, Scotland the son of William and Marjorie Gillon; he was 36.
The inscription on his grave reads:
HE LIVED NOBLY AND DIED BRAVELY BELOVED IN LIFE LAMENTED IN DEATH
The Next of Kin appears to have been Mrs A K Hickman, Lake Grace [via]Wagin, West Australia.
Biography contributed by Geoffrey Gillon
Age on arrival in Australia 5
Address 1211 Robert Street, South Kalgoorlie, Western Australia
Age at embarkation 34
Next of kin Sister, Annie Kerr Gillon, PO, York, Western Australia
Enlistment date 28 August 1916
Place of enlistment Kalgoorlie, Western Australia
43rd Battalion, 5th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number 23/60/2
Unit embarked from Fremantle, Western Australia, on board HMAT A8 Argyllshire on 9 November 1916-disembarked Devonport, England, 10 January 1917; marched into 11th Training Bn, 5 February 1917.
Marched into 10th Training Bn, Sutton Mandeville, 5 November 1917.
Proceeded overseas to France, 1 January 1918; marched into Australian Intermediate Base Depot, Le Havre, 2 January 1918.
Proceeded to unit, 4 January 1918; taken on strength of 43rd Bn, in the field, 5 January 1918.
Detached to Training School, 9 February 1918; rejoined unit, 3 March 1918.
NAA: B2455, GILLON William
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