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GILLESPIE, James Sidney
Personal Details
| Service Number: | QX5877 |
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| Enlisted: | 4 June 1940, Toowoomba, Queensland |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 2nd/15th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia, 27 July 1919 |
| Home Town: | Millmerran, Toowoomba, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Factory employee |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Egypt, 1 September 1942, aged 23 years |
| Cemetery: |
El Alamein War Cemetery, Marsa Matruh A I. G. 21. |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Millmerran War Memorial |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 4 Jun 1940: | Enlisted Private, QX5877, Toowoomba, Queensland | |
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| 4 Jun 1940: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, QX5877, 2nd/15th Infantry Battalion | |
| 5 Jun 1940: | Involvement Private, QX5877 | |
| 1 Sep 1942: | Involvement Private, QX5877, 2nd/15th Infantry Battalion, Libya/North Africa |
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