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John James GILL

Regimental number5407
Place of birthForest Hill, Queensland
Place of birthBlenheim, Queensland
SchoolForest Hill State School, Qld
ReligionRoman Catholic
OccupationLabourer
AddressForest Hill, Queensland
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation37
Next of kinMother, Mrs M Gill, Forest Hill, Queensland
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date2 December 1915
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll3 December 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name15th Battalion, 17th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/32/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT SS Hawkes Bay on 20 April 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll15th Battalion
FateKilled in Action 9 August 1916
Place of death or woundingUnknown, killed in action
Age at death38
Age at death from cemetery records38
Place of burialSerre Road Cemetery No. 2 (Plot XXVI, Row F, Grave No. 10), France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
75
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Charles and Mary GILL, Forest Hill, Queensland
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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