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GILLONS, Thomas
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 73 |
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| Enlisted: | 31 October 1915 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 34th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Cardiff, New South Wales, Australia, October 1877 |
| Home Town: | Kurri Kurri, Cessnock, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | GSW to thigh in no man's land, Near Ploegsteert Wood, Messines, Belgium, 7 June 1917 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" The Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial (Panel 23), Belgium, Menin Gate Memorial, Ypres, Flanders, Belgium |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Menin Gate Memorial (Commonwealth Memorial to the Missing of the Ypres Salient) |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 31 Oct 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 73, 34th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 2 May 1916: | Involvement Private, 73, 34th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '17' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Hororata embarkation_ship_number: A20 public_note: '' | |
| 2 May 1916: | Embarked Private, 73, 34th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Hororata, Sydney |
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