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GILLIES, William
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 10042 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Gunner |
| Last Unit: | 1st Division Medium and Heavy Trench Mortar Batteries, AIF |
| Born: | Dreghorn, Ayrshire, Scotland., date not yet discovered |
| Home Town: | Leichhardt, Leichhardt, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 25 February 1917, age not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Bazentin-le-Petit Military Cemetery INSCRIPTION IN MEMORY OF THE DEARLY LOVED SON OF MR. AND MRS.GILLIES ALLOA , Bazentin-le-Petit Military Cemetery, Bazentin, Picardie, France, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 17 Dec 1915: | Involvement Gunner, 10042, 3rd Field Artillery Brigade , --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '3' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Berrima embarkation_ship_number: A35 public_note: '' | |
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| 17 Dec 1915: | Embarked Gunner, 10042, 3rd Field Artillery Brigade , HMAT Berrima, Sydney | |
| 25 Feb 1917: | Involvement Gunner, 10042, 1st Division Medium and Heavy Trench Mortar Batteries, AIF, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 10042 awm_unit: 1st Australian Division Trench Mortars awm_rank: Gunner awm_died_date: 1917-02-25 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Geoffrey Gillon
1st Div. Trench Mortar Bty.Australian Field Artillery
He was 28 and the son of Robert and Agnes Gillies, of 22, Sunnyside Rd., Alloa, Clackmannanshire, Scotland. He is honoured on the Alloa War Memorial.
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