GILL, Arthur
| Service Number: | 2172 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 11 March 1916, Place of Enlistment, Cairns, Queensland. |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 47th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Cairns, Queensland, Australia, 4 May 1893 |
| Home Town: | Cairns, Cairns, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer. |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Belgium, 7 June 1917, aged 24 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Cairns Cenotaph, Menin Gate Memorial (Commonwealth Memorial to the Missing of the Ypres Salient) |
World War 1 Service
| 11 Mar 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2172, 47th Infantry Battalion, Place of Enlistment, Cairns, Queensland. | |
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| 16 Aug 1916: | Involvement Private, 2172, 47th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '19' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Boorara embarkation_ship_number: A42 public_note: '' | |
| 16 Aug 1916: | Embarked Private, 2172, 47th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Boorara, Brisbane |
Arthur Gill.
Arthur Gill was born 4 May 1893 to William Henry Gill and Alice Morgan. He had one brother Edward born 1894 who served in the Australian Navy and Military Expedition Force and was part of the ‘Dirty 500”.
On his enlistment in Cairns, Arthur’s age was 23 years 9 months, occupation a labourer, next of kin his brother Edward Gill, Ayr Street, Townsville, changed to C/- Queensland Insurance Coy, William Street, Rockhampton, Queensland. His height was 5 feet 11 ½ inches, he weighed 157 pounds with fair complexion, grey eyes and fair hair. His religion was Church of England.
Arthur Gill was killed in action in Belgium on the 7 June 1917 and buried 750 yds East of Messines. He is remembered on the Menin Gate Memorial, Ypres, Flanders, Belgium.
Courtesy of The Cairns District Family History Society.
Submitted 3 April 2021 by Lynette Turner
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