Regimental number | 7073 |
Place of birth | Dulwich Hill, Sydney, New South Wales |
School | Fort St High School, Sydney, NSW |
Religion | Presbyterian |
Occupation | Electrician |
Address | 'Brixton', Camera Street, Manly, New South Wales |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 22 |
Next of kin | Father, William Gillies, 'Brixton', Camera Street, Manly, New South Wales |
Enlistment date | |
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
Rank on enlistment | Acting Sergeant |
Unit name | 2nd Field Company Engineers, Reinforcement 16 |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 14/21/3 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board SS Makarini on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Lieutenant |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 15th Field Company Engineers |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Passchendaele, Ypres, Belgium |
Age at death | 23 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 23 |
Place of burial | Belgian Battery Corner Cemetery (Plot I, Row O, Grave No. 9), Ypres, Belgium |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 23 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: William and Alice GILLIES, H.M.S. Customs, Sydney |
Family/military connections | Cousins: Keith Munro, killed; A. Gilles, killed. |