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EAGLESHAM, David Hillhouse
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 3952 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 25th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Dalry, Ayrshire, Scotland., date not yet discovered |
| Home Town: | Brisbane, Brisbane, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 5 April 1918, age not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Kyogle Shire Council Honour Roll WW1 |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 31 Jan 1916: | Involvement Private, 3952, 25th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '15' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Wandilla embarkation_ship_number: A62 public_note: '' | |
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| 31 Jan 1916: | Embarked Private, 3952, 25th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Wandilla, Brisbane |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Geoffrey Gillon
He was 35 and the son of John Eaglesham and his wife Janet Hillhouse; husband of Agnes Eaglesham, of 60, Union St., Erskineville, New South Wales.
He is one of 12 Casualties who served with Australian forces in the Great War who are remembered on the Rothesay War Memorial. The Royal Burgh of Rothesay (Scottish Gaelic: Baile Bhòid) is the principal town on the Isle of Bute, in the council area of Argyll and Bute, Scotland. Rothesay lies along the coast of the Firth of Clyde. Located on the Esplanade near the Pier, it is known locally as "The Angel".
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