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Hugh GILLIES

Regimental number2018
Place of birthVictoria
SchoolMundalla State School, Victoria
ReligionCongregational
OccupationFarmer
AddressBordertown, South Australia
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation24
Next of kinFather, Robert Gillies, Mundalla PO, South Australia
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date5 August 1915
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll27 July 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name4th Light Horse Regiment, 14th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number10/9/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A32 Themistocles on 28 January 1916
Rank from Nominal RollCorporal
Unit from Nominal Roll4th Light Horse Regiment
FateKilled in Action 3 May 1918
Place of death or woundingPalestine
Age at death27
Age at death from cemetery records18
Place of burialNo Known Grave
Commemoration detailsJerusalem Memorial, Palestine
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
4
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Robert and Mary GILLIES, Mundalla, South Australia
Family/military connectionsBrother: A. Gillies,stretcher bearer, killed

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