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GILLEN, Vincent De Paul
| Service Number: | 674 |
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| Enlisted: | 4 February 1916, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia |
| Last Rank: | Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | 43rd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Clare, South Australia, Australia, 18 May 1882 |
| Home Town: | Adelaide, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Christian Brothers College & Adelaide University |
| Occupation: | Barrister, solicitor and Journalist |
| Died: | Adelaide, South Australia, Australia, 26 June 1929, aged 47 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
West Terrace Cemetery (General) Catholic Western Ground, Row AA, Site Number 171 |
| Memorials: | Adelaide Christian Brothers' College WW1 Roll of Honor, Henley Beach Council WW1 Service Roll |
World War 1 Service
| 4 Feb 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia | |
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| 9 Jun 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 674, 43rd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '18' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Afric embarkation_ship_number: A19 public_note: '' | |
| 9 Jun 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 674, 43rd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Afric, Adelaide | |
| 11 Nov 1918: | Involvement AIF WW1, Sergeant, 674, 43rd Infantry Battalion |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Son of Peter Paul GILLEN and Mary Gertrude GILLEN nee COUSINS
Husband of Emma Eliese Karoliene nee BRUGGEMANN
OBITUARY.
Mr. Vincent de Paul Gillen, who died on Wednesday, was a well-known personality in legal, journalistic, and sporting circles in Adelaide. A son of the Hon. P. P. Gillen, a former Commissioner of Crown Lands, he was born at Clare on May 18, 1882. He was a brilliant scholar, and after completing his early education at Christian Brothers' College, where he was dux of the school at the age of 15, he studied law at Adelaide University. Admitted to the Bar in 1901, he went into partnership with Mr. H. W. Uffindel at Kadina, and later practised in Adelaide. He enlisted with the 43rd Battalion for service in the war. As a journalist Mr. Gillen wrote many articles under the pen name of "Behemoth." He was an authority on coursing, and founded the "Leash," a well-known, coursing journal. He was interested in a number of dogs, and among his coursing successes were the Victorian Derby and Oaks. He leaves a widow. Messrs. Frank Gillen (Queensland), Gerald Gillen (Henley Beach), Peter Gillen (Glenelg), and Cyril Gillen (Adelaide), are brothers, and Mrs. B. Fox (Glenelg) is a sister.