Charles Stanfield GILL

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GILL, Charles Stanfield

Service Number:	2372
Enlisted:	20 March 1915, Adelaide, South Australia
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	10th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Keighley, Yorkshire, England , April 1877
Home Town:	Adelaide, South Australia
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Clerk/Insurance inspector
Died:	Natural causes, Adelaide, South Australia , 26 June 1925
Cemetery:	AIF Cemetery, West Terrace Cemetery, Adelaide, South Australia Section: LO, Road: 7S, Site No: 6
Memorials:	Adelaide Fire Underwriters' Association of S.A. WW1 Roll of Honour, Adelaide St Patrick's Parish Honor Board

World War 1 Service

20 Mar 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2372, Adelaide, South Australia
23 Jun 1915:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2372, 10th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Kanowna embarkation_ship_number: A61 public_note: ''
23 Jun 1915:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 2372, 10th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Kanowna, Adelaide
17 Sep 1915:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2372, 10th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli
23 Oct 1917:	Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 2372, 10th Infantry Battalion
Date unknown:	Honoured 80th Anniversary Armistice Remembrance Medal

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Biography

2372 Private Gill embarked with the 7th quota of reinforcemts for the 10th Battalion AIF and joined the Battalion at Gallipoli on 17 Sep 1915. On 6 Nov he was evacuated sick to England with Enteric Fever then on 21 Jan 1916 was returned to Australia for three months "rest". He re-enlisted and on 28 Aug 1917 embarked again this time 2372R Private Gill did so aboard HMAT Anchises. He joined the 10th Battalion in France on 18 Jan 1917 and was Wounded in Action on 25 February. On 11 April he was evacuated to Harefield Hospital, England suffering from Trenchfeet and severe Gun Shot Wound to the chest. On 21 July 1917 when it was deemed he was well enough to travel he was invalided back to Australia for "change."

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