William Keith GILLIES

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Service Number:	7073
Enlisted:	3 January 1916
Last Rank:	Second Lieutenant
Last Unit:	8th Field Company Engineers
Born:	Dulwich Hill, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 1896
Home Town:	Manly, Manly Vale, New South Wales
Schooling:	Fort St PS & Sydney Technical High School, New South Wales, Australia
Occupation:	Electrical Junior NSWGR
Died:	Killed In Action, Belgium, 19 October 1917
Cemetery:	Belgian Battery Corner Cemetery Plot I, Row O, Grave No. 9
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Manly War Memorial NSW, Sydney Technical High School WW1 Roll Of Honour

3 Jan 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1
1 Apr 1916:	Involvement 7073, 2nd Field Company Engineers, Third Ypres, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '5' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: SS Makarini embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: ''
1 Apr 1916:	Embarked 7073, 2nd Field Company Engineers, SS Makarini, Sydney
19 Oct 1917:	Involvement Second Lieutenant, 8th Field Company Engineers, Third Ypres, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: awm_unit: 8th Field Company, Australian Engineers awm_rank: Second Lieutenant awm_died_date: 1917-10-19

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