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MCGILL, Herbert
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 1616 |
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| Enlisted: | 24 July 1915, Enlisted at Melbourne |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 14th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Bungaree, Ballarat, Victoria, Australia, 1883 |
| Home Town: | Belgrave, Yarra Ranges, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Baptist, Methodist, Prodistant School, Ballarat. Victoria, Austaralia |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 30 April 1918 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Tecoma Belgrave War Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France) |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 24 Jul 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1616, 4th Light Horse Regiment, Enlisted at Melbourne | |
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| 23 Nov 1915: | Involvement Private, 1616, 4th Light Horse Regiment, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '2' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ceramic embarkation_ship_number: A40 public_note: '' | |
| 23 Nov 1915: | Embarked Private, 1616, 4th Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Ceramic, Melbourne | |
| 22 Nov 1916: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 1616, 4th Light Horse Regiment, Gunshot wound to the right hand | |
| 30 Apr 1918: | Involvement Private, 1616, 14th Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 1616 awm_unit: 14 Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1918-04-30 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Andrew John and Emily Ann Elizabeth McGill of Belgrave, Vic; brother of E. Weaver of Belgrave and W. McGill
20 September 1917 - transferred from the 4th Light Horse REgiment to the 14 Battalion at Havre
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal to his sister E. Weaver
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