Regimental number | 805 |
Place of birth | Eaglehawk, Victoria |
School | No. 210 Eaglehawk State School, Victoria |
Religion | Methodist |
Occupation | Miner |
Address | Caldwell's Road, Eaglehawk, Victoria |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 19 |
Height | 5' 5" |
Weight | 129 lbs |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs A J Yuill, Caldwell's Road, Eaglehawk, Victoria |
Previous military service | Served in 67th Bn, Citizen Military Forces, Bendigo; still serving at time of AIF enlistment. |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Broadmeadows, Victoria |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 7th Battalion, G Company |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/24/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board Transport A20 Hororata on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 7th Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Gallipoli, Turkey |
Age at death | 19.6 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 19 |
Place of burial | Lone Pine Cemetery (Row O, Grave No. 16), Gallipoli, Turkey |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 52 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Agnes Jane and the late John YUILL |
Family/military connections | Brother: 2509 Pte Arthur Albert YUILL, 60th Bn, returned to Australia, 15 April 1917. |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli Embarked Alexandria to join the Mediterranean Expeditionary Force (Gallipoli Campaign), 5 April 1915. Reported wounded and missing, 25 April-2 May 1915. Court of Enquiry, held in the field, France, 5 June 1916, declared fate to be 'Killed in Action, 25 April 1915'. Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Sources | NAA: B2455, YUILL George Robert |