William Albert GILLAM

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Service Number:	446
Enlisted:	20 August 1914, Enlisted at Pontville, Tasmania
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	12th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Carrick, Tasmania, Australia, 1891
Home Town:	Launceston, Launceston, Tasmania
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Miner
Died:	Killed in Action, Gallipoli, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 23 June 1915
Cemetery:	Shrapnel Valley Cemetery, Gallipoli Plot 111, Row D, Grave 14 Commemorated St Andrews Anglican Church Cemetery, Carrick, Tasmania, Shrapnel Valley Cemetery, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Carrick Memorial Wall Honour Roll, Westbury War Memorial

20 Aug 1914:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 446, 12th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Pontville, Tasmania
16 Oct 1914:	Promoted AIF WW1, Corporal, 12th Infantry Battalion, Prior to embarking
20 Oct 1914:	Involvement Corporal, 446, 12th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Hobart embarkation_ship: HMAT Geelong embarkation_ship_number: A2 public_note: ''
20 Oct 1914:	Embarked Corporal, 446, 12th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Geelong, Hobart
23 Jun 1915:	Involvement Private, 446, 12th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 446 awm_unit: 12th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1915-06-23

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Son of Edward and Dianah Mary Gillam.

Next of kin given as his brother Arthur Thomas Gillam of George Street, Launceston, Tasmania

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal

Also served in the Tasmania Volunteer Regiment