John James GILL

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Service Number:	5407
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	15th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Blenheim, Queensland, Australia, 31 May 1878
Home Town:	Forest Hill, Lockyer Valley, Queensland
Schooling:	Forest Hill State School, Qld
Occupation:	Labourer
Died:	Killed in Action, Pozieres, France, 9 August 1916, aged 38 years
Cemetery:	Serre Road Cemetery No.2 Beaumont Hamel, France Plot 26, Row F, Grave 10, Serre Road Cemetery No 2, near Beaumont Hamel, France, Serre Road Cemetery No 2, Beaumont Hamel, Picardie, France
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Forest Hill War Memorial, Laidley Memorial Park Gates, Queensland Railways Toowoomba Employees Roll of Honour

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20 Apr 1916:	Involvement Private, 5407, 15th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '11' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: SS Hawkes Bay embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: ''
20 Apr 1916:	Embarked Private, 5407, 15th Infantry Battalion, SS Hawkes Bay, Sydney

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