GILMORE, Patrick
| Service Number: | 6268 |
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| Enlisted: | 2 May 1916, Bendigo, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 21st Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Castlemaine, Victoria, April 1896 |
| Home Town: | Castlemaine, Mount Alexander, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Clerk |
| Died: | Natural Causes, Kew, Victoria, 1978 |
| Cemetery: |
Melbourne General Cemetery, Carlton |
| Memorials: |
World War 1 Service
| 2 May 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Bendigo, Victoria | |
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| 11 Sep 1916: |
Involvement
AIF WW1, Private, 6268, 5th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Euripides embarkation_ship_number: A14 public_note: '' |
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| 11 Sep 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 6268, 5th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Euripides, Melbourne | |
| 27 Aug 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 6268, 21st Infantry Battalion | |
| 30 Mar 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1 |
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Mentioned in CEW Bean official war history, as a machine gunner. Served in 5th Battalion and then transferred to 21st Battalion where he ended the war. Married to Emily Cullen after WW1. Declared totally and permanently incapacitated due to severe war injuries (shot in both shoulders on separate occasions, then shot in the head and hand). Worked as guard for note printing facility in Melbourne for many years after WW1. Lived in Kew. Died 1978 and buried Melbourne General Cemetery.
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