Place of birth | Baldernock near Glasgow, Scotland |
School | Watson's College, Edinburgh, Scotland |
Religion | Presbyterian |
Occupation | Clergyman |
Address | St George's Manse, East St Kilda, Victoria |
Marital status | Married |
Next of kin | Wife, Mrs Isobel Gillison, St George's Manse, East St Kilda, Victoria |
Previous military service | Served as Chaplain to the Victorian Scottish. |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Chaplain (4th Class) |
Unit name | Chaplains' Corps |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A35 Berrima on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Chaplain |
Unit from Nominal Roll | Chaplains' Department |
Recommendations (Medals and Awards) |
Mention in Despatches Awarded, and promulgated, 'London Gazette', Supplement No. 29455 (28 January 1916); 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 44 (6 April 1916). |
Fate | Died of wounds |
Place of death or wounding | Gallipoli, Turkey |
Date of death | |
Age at death | 47 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 47 |
Place of burial | Embarkation Pier Cemetery (Special Memorial, B, 62), Gallipoli, Turkey |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 185 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: John GILLISON and Jane BROOTCH, his wife; husband of Isobel GILLISON, 'St. Andrew's', Burke Road, Upper Hawthorn, Victoria. Native of Scotland |
Family/military connections | Cousin: 1057 Pte Thomas Andrew GILLISON, 7th Bn, killed in action, 25 April-2 May 1915. |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |