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Edward George GILLARD

Regimental number5693
Place of birthForbes, New South Wales
SchoolForbes District Public School, New South Wales
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationLabourer
AddressSouth Lead, Forbes, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation18
Next of kinFather, G H Gillard, South Lead, Forbes, New South Wales
Previous military serviceServed in Junior and Senior Cadets.
Enlistment date2 February 1916
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll25 January 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name2nd Battalion, 18th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/19/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A55 Kyarra on 3 June 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll2nd Battalion
FateKilled in Action 27 October 1917
Place of death or woundingYpres, Belgium
Age at death20.8
Age at death from cemetery records20
Place of burialBelgian Battery Corner Cemetery (Plot II, Row H, Grave No. 4), Ypres, Belgium
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
32
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: G.H. and Edith GILLARD, South Lead, Forbes, New South Wales
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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