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GILLESPIE, Alfred James
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 2804 |
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| Enlisted: | 13 November 1916, Royal Agricultural Society Ground, Sydney |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 35th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia, 30 October 1882 |
| Home Town: | Glen Innes, Glen Innes Severn, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Sawyer |
| Died: | Natural causes, Maryborough, Queensland, Australia, 1 April 1951, aged 68 years |
| Cemetery: |
Maryborough Lawn Cemetery, Queensland |
| Memorials: | Glen Innes & District Soldiers Memorial, Glen Innes Newton Boyd Honour Roll, Newton Boyd War Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 13 Nov 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2804, 35th Infantry Battalion, Royal Agricultural Society Ground, Sydney | |
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| 25 Nov 1916: | Involvement Private, 2804, 35th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '17' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Beltana embarkation_ship_number: A72 public_note: '' | |
| 25 Nov 1916: | Embarked Private, 2804, 35th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Beltana, Sydney | |
| 12 May 1918: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 2804, 35th Infantry Battalion, HT Gaika, England for return to Australia (back injury) - disembarking Melbourne 5 July 1918 then by train to Sydney. | |
| 15 Nov 1918: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 2804, 35th Infantry Battalion, Medically unfit |
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