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Florance McCarthy McGILL

Regimental number710
Place of birthBethangra, Victoria
SchoolLower Bethangra State School, Victoria
ReligionRoman Catholic
OccupationClerk
Address'Willow Banks', Lower Bethanga, Victoria
Marital statusSingle
Next of kinFather, James McGill, 'Willow Banks', Lower Bethanga, Victoria
Enlistment date16 March 1915
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll17/3/1915
Rank on enlistmentSergeant
Unit name19th Battalion, B Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT Ceramic on 25 June 1915
Rank from Nominal Roll2nd Lieutenant
Unit from Nominal Roll19th Battalion
FateDied of wounds 29/6/1916
Place of death or woundingBailleul, France
Age at death26.6
Age at death from cemetery records22
Place of burialBailleul Communal Cemetery Extension (Plot II, Row E, Grave No. 192), France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
89
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Also listed under Regtl. No. 861. Parents: James and Dora MCGILL, 129 Blythe Street, Brunswick, Victoria. Native of Bethanga, Victoria
Family/military connectionsPTE, JL McGill, BR, Recieved the Military Medal for bravery in the field.

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