Regimental number | 3037 |
Place of birth | Royal Park, Melbourne, Victoria |
School | Prince's Hill State School no. 2955, Victoria |
Religion | Roman Catholic |
Occupation | Constable of police |
Address | 112 Gatehouse Street, Parkville, Victoria |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 27 |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs M Gillespie, 112 Gatehouse Street, Parkville, Victoria |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 7th Battalion, 10th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/24/3 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT RMS Osterley on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Company Sergeant Major |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 59th Battalion |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Place of death or wounding | Armentieres, France |
Age at death | 29 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 29 |
Place of burial | Coburg Cemetery (Portion Roman Catholic, Plot F, Grave No. 10), Victoria |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 167 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Jas and Mary GILLESPIE. Native of Royal Park, Victoria |
Family/military connections | Brothers: 3043 Driver Wallace William GILLESPIE, 13th Field Artillery Brigade, returned to Australia, 23 May 1917; 6647 Pte Gordon Charles GILLESPIE, 14th Bn, returned to Australia, 16 July 1917. |