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GILLIES, John Grant
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 6166 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 17th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Nairn, Scotland, 18 December 1894 |
| Home Town: | Mendooran, Warrumbungle Shire, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Shepherd - Station Hand |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Near village of Lagnicourt, Arras, France, 15 April 1917, aged 22 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France) |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 25 Oct 1916: | Involvement Private, 6166, 17th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '12' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Ascanius embarkation_ship_number: A11 public_note: '' | |
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| 25 Oct 1916: | Embarked Private, 6166, 17th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ascanius, Sydney |
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