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GILMOUR, James Campbell
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 1955 |
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| Enlisted: | 8 February 1915, Enlisted at Ipswich, QLD |
| Last Rank: | Lance Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 9th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Paisley, Scotland, 1883 |
| Home Town: | Ebbw Vale, Ipswich, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Miner |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Gallipoli, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 29 July 1915 |
| Cemetery: |
Shell Green Cemetery, Gallipoli Peninsula Plot 1, Row D, Grave 20 Chaplain F.G. Robertson officiated Headstone inscription reads: Beloved husband of Catherine Gilmour Lord have mercy on his soul, Shell Green Cemetery, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Brisbane St. Andrew's Uniting Church Honour Roll, Ebbw Vale War Memorial, Ipswich Western Suburbs War Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 8 Feb 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1955, 9th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Ipswich, QLD | |
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| 16 Apr 1915: | Involvement Private, 1955, 9th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Kyarra embarkation_ship_number: A55 public_note: '' | |
| 16 Apr 1915: | Embarked Private, 1955, 9th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Kyarra, Brisbane | |
| 18 Jul 1915: | Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 9th Infantry Battalion, At Gallipoli | |
| 29 Jul 1915: | Involvement Lance Corporal, 1955, 9th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 1955 awm_unit: 9th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Lance Corporal awm_died_date: 1915-07-29 |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of James and Christina Gilmour of Scotland
Husband of Catherine Broslin formerly Gilmour of Mary Street, Ipswich, QLD
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal