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Joseph GILLIMAN

Regimental number126
Place of birthMelbourne, Victoria
SchoolChristian Brothers College, East St Kilda and St Patrick's College, East Melbourne Victoria (Catholic)
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationFarm labourer
Address259 Dandenong Road, Windsor, Melbourne, Victoria
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation20
Next of kinFather, George Gilliman, 259 Dandenong Road, Windsor, Melbourne, Victoria
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date22 February 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name23rd Battalion, A Company
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/40/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A14 Euripides on 10 May 1915
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll4th Field Ambulance
FateKilled in Action 21 October 1917
Place of death or woundingZonnebeke, Belgium
Age at death19.5
Place of burialLijssenthoek Military Cemetery (Plot XXII, Row D, Grave No. 9), Belgium
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
182
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: George and Florence GILLIMAN, Dandenong Road, Windsor, Victoria. Native of Melbourne
Family/military connectionsBrother: George.

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