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James Elsworth GILMORE

Regimental number3522
Place of birthTooraweenah, Victoria
SchoolTooraweenah, Victoria
ReligionRoman Catholic
OccupationGuard
AddressLorna, Charlotte Street, Leichhardt, Sydney, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation26
Next of kinFather, J Gilmore, Charlotte Street, Leichhardt, Sydney, New South Wales
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date28 September 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name17th Battalion, 8th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/34/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A60 Aeneas on 20 December 1915
Regimental number from Nominal Roll3522A
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll5th Machine Gun Battalion
FateDied of wounds 24 July 1916
Place of death or woundingFlanders
Age at death27
Place of burialBologne Eastern Cemetery (Plot VIII, Row A, Grave No. 143), France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
157
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: James and Mary GILMORE, Tooraweenah, New South Wales
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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