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GILLESPIE, Robert
Personal Details
| Service Numbers: | 1326, 1326A |
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| Enlisted: | 19 December 1914, Enlisted at Brisbane, QLD |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 15th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | St Kilda, Victoria, Australia, 1882 |
| Home Town: | Saint Kilda, Port Phillip, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Scotch College, Melbourne, Victoria |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Quinns Post, Gallipoli, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 4 May 1915 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" No known grave Panel 46, Lone Pine Memorial, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Finch Hatton War Memorial, Lone Pine Memorial to the Missing |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 19 Dec 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1326, 15th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Brisbane, QLD | |
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| 12 Feb 1915: | Involvement Private, 1326A, 15th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '11' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Seang Bee embarkation_ship_number: A48 public_note: '' | |
| 12 Feb 1915: | Embarked Private, 1326A, 15th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Seang Bee, Brisbane | |
| 4 May 1915: | Involvement Private, 1326, 15th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 1326 awm_unit: 15th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1915-05-04 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Alexander and Margaret Gillespie of 168 Barkly Street, St Kilda, Victoria
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Member of a Rifle Club
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