Regimental number | 3698 |
Place of birth | Petersburgh, South Australia |
Religion | Methodist |
Occupation | Railway employee |
Address | Port Lincoln, South Australia |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 18.6 |
Height | 5' 10.25" |
Weight | 152 lbs |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs A Gillespie, Port Lincoln, South Australia |
Previous military service | Nil (exempt area under Compulsory Military Training scheme) |
Enlistment date | |
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
Place of enlistment | Adelaide, South Australia |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 16th Battalion, 12th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/33/3 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board RMS Malwa on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 32nd Battalion |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Photo: Peter Dennis |
Medals |
Military Medal 'For great courage and devotion to duty, near BELLICOURT during the operations of 30th September and 1st and 2nd October. Private GILLESPIE, in company with Private STRINGER, was employed as runners between the Brigade Forward Station and the attacking Battalions. When several of the Brigade Signal Section linesmen became casualties Private GILLESPIE volunteered for the work, and although he had never had any training in telephone line work he did splendidly and worked continuously for three days and nights maintaining the lines under heavy shell and machine gun fire. The fact that almost continuous telephonic communication was maintained throughout the operations between Brigade Headquarters and the Battalions is largely due to his great courage and endurance.'
Source: 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 109 Date: |
Discharge date | |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Wyreema', 13 April 1919; disembarked Adelaide, 27 May 1919; discharged (termination of period of enlistment), Adelaide, 20 July 1919. Medals: Military Medal, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Date of death | |
Age at death | 73 |
Place of burial | Barmera Cemetery, South Australia |
Sources | NAA: B2455, GILLESPIE Clive |