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Albert Ernest GILL

Regimental number1700
Place of birthYoung, New South Wales
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationLabourer
AddressGrahamstown, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation23
Height5' 7.75"
Weight142 lbs
Next of kinFather, M Gill, Grahamstown, New South Wales
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date26 May 1915
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll27 May 1915
Place of enlistmentLiverpool, New South Wales
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name17th Battalion, 2nd Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/34/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A23 Suffolk on 28 July 1915
Regimental number from Nominal Roll1700
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll53rd Battalion
FateReturned to Australia 4 January 1919
Discharge date10 May 1919
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front

Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Morvada', 4 January 1919; disembarked Melbourne, 20 March 1919, for onward travel by boat to Sydney; discharged (medically unfit), Sydney, 10 May 1919.

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNAA: B2455, GILL Albert Ernest

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