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GILLIGAN, James William
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 7047 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 2 August 1917, Darlinghurst, New South Wales |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 17th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Nowra, New South Wales, Australia, 4 April 1888 |
| Home Town: | Darlinghurst, City of Sydney, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Storeman |
| Died: | New South Wales, Australia , 16 December 1946, aged 58 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Liverpool Cemetery and Crematorium, Sydney, NSW Section Grave, Catholic Select, K, Grave 021 |
| Memorials: |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 2 Aug 1917: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Darlinghurst, New South Wales | |
|---|---|---|
| 31 Oct 1917: | Involvement Private, 7047, 17th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '12' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Euripides embarkation_ship_number: A14 public_note: '' | |
| 31 Oct 1917: | Embarked Private, 7047, 17th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Euripides, Sydney | |
| 31 Aug 1918: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 7047, 17th Infantry Battalion, Mont St Quentin / Peronne, GSW left arm | |
| 16 Jan 1919: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 7047, 17th Infantry Battalion, RTA per HMAT Demosthenes | |
| 28 Aug 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 7047, 17th Infantry Battalion, Medically Unfit |
Personal Stories
My Great Uncle James William Gilligan
This man was my Great Uncle. We were never told much about him, but I am researching his life and 'found' him for my Father before he died last year. This fellow signed up and went overseas in the year that his Brother John Gilligan was killed in action. John was a Lance Corporal in the 15th Battalion and had signed up in Lismore NSW on 24 December 1914 with his younger Brother Francis Abraham Gilligan ( My Fathers Father) My Grandfather - we never knew him.
More to come to round out this story.
Amanda
4/2015
Submitted 24 April 2015 by Amanda Gilligan