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Wallace William GILLESPIE

Regimental number3043
Place of birthMelbourne Victoria
ReligionPresbyterian
OccupationElectrician
Address112 Gatehouse Street, Parkville, Victoria
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation18
Next of kinMother, Mrs M Gillespie, 112 Gatehouse Street, Parkville, Victoria
Enlistment date12 July 1915
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll15 July 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name7th Battalion, 10th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/24/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT RMS Osterley on 29 September 1915
Rank from Nominal RollDriver
Unit from Nominal Roll13th Field Artillery Brigade
FateReturned to Australia 23 May 1917
Family/military connectionsBrothers: 3037 CSM David Francis GILLESPIE, 59th Bn, returned to Australia, 12 November 1916; 6647 Pte Gordon Charles GILLESPIE, 14th Bn, returned to Australia, 16 July 1917.

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