John James GILL

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Service Number:	7477
Enlisted:	12 February 1917, Enlisted at Blackboy Hill, WA
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	44th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Bendigo, Victoria, Australia, 1893
Home Town:	Boulder, Kalgoorlie/Boulder, Western Australia
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Miner
Died:	Killed in Action, France, 3 June 1918
Cemetery:	Villers-Bretonneux Military Cemetery Plot X, Row E, Grave 7 Rev. e.O. Phillips officiated, Villers-Bretonneux Military Cemetery, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Boulder Roll of Honor, Boulder Roll of Honour Board, Jarrahdale Roll Of Honor WW1, Kalgoorlie St John's Anglican Church Honour Roll

12 Feb 1917:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 7477, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), Enlisted at Blackboy Hill, WA
29 Jun 1917:	Involvement Private, 7477, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '12' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Borda embarkation_ship_number: A30 public_note: ''
29 Jun 1917:	Embarked Private, 7477, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), HMAT Borda, Fremantle
10 Dec 1917:	Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 44th Infantry Battalion, Transferred from the 16th Battalion to the 44th Battalion
3 Jun 1918:	Involvement Private, 7477, 44th Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 7477 awm_unit: 44th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1918-06-03

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Also known as Jack Gill

Son of John and Margaret Gill of 57 Richardson Street, Boulder, WA

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal