Regimental number | *8598 |
Place of birth | Victoria |
School | State School, Claremont, Western Australia |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Fireman |
Address | c/o Peters and Gillies, monumental sculptors, Subiaco, Western Australia |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 20 |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Elizabeth Gillies, c/o Peters and Gillies, monumental sculptors, Subiaco, Western Australia |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Driver |
Unit name | Field Artillery Brigade 6, Brigade Ammunition Column |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 13/34/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Vic, on board A59 Botanist on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Driver |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 6th Field Artillery Brigade |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | France |
Age at death | 21 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 21 |
Place of burial | London Rifle Brigade Cemetery (Plot IV, Row A, Grave No. 16), Ploegsteert, Belgium |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 14 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: William and Elizabeth GILLIES, Aberdare Road, Subiaco, Western Australia. Native of Victoria, Australia |