| Regimental number | 893 |
| Date of birth | |
| Place of birth | Brisbane, Queensland |
| School | Dutton Park State School, Queensland |
| Religion | Congregational |
| Occupation | Stockman |
| Address | c/o R G Gillies Printer, Queen Street, Brisbane, Queensland |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 34 |
| Height | 5' 11.5" |
| Weight | 156 lbs |
| Next of kin | Mother, Mrs T Gillies c/o Mrs Tunley, W J Stephens Estate, Wiltonleagh, Brisbane, Queensland |
| Previous military service | Nil |
| Enlistment date | |
| Place of enlistment | Brisbane, Queensland |
| Rank on enlistment | Private |
| Unit name | 15th Battalion, F Company |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/32/1 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board Transport A40 Ceramic on |
| Regimental number from Nominal Roll | Commissioned |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Lieutenant |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 15th Battalion |
| Promotions |
2nd Lieutenant Unit: INF15 Promotion date: |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Age at death | 35 |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 35 |
| Place of burial | No known grave |
| Commemoration details | The Lone Pine Memorial (Panel 43), Gallipoli, Turkey The Lone Pine Memorial, situated in the Lone Pine Cemetery at Anzac, is the main Australian Memorial on Gallipoli, and one of four memorials to men of the New Zealand Expeditionary Force. Designed by Sir John Burnet, the principal architect of the Gallipoli cemeteries, it is a thick tapering pylon 14.3 metres high on a square base 12.98 metres wide. It is constructed from limestone mined at Ilgardere in Turkey. The Memorial commemorates the 3268 Australians and 456 New Zealanders who have no known grave and the 960 Australians and 252 New Zealanders who were buried at sea after evacuation through wounds or disease. The names of New Zealanders commemorated are inscribed on stone panels mounted on the south and north sides of the pylon, while those of the Australians are listed on a long wall of panels in front of the pylon and to either side. Names are arranged by unit and rank. The Memorial stands over the centre of the Turkish trenches and tunnels which were the scene of heavy fighting during the August offensive. Most cemeteries on Gallipoli contain relatively few marked graves, and the majority of Australians killed on Gallipoli are commemorated here. |
| Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 76 |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Thomas and Helen GILLIES, Ruth Street, South Brisbane |
| Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli Embarked Alexandria to join the Mediterranean Expeditionary Force, Gallipoli, 12 April 1915. Admitted to 17th General Hospital (shrapnel wound, left forearm, 'severe'), Alexandria, 1 May 1915; transferred to convalescent camp, Mustapha, 17 May 1915; embarked Alexandria to rejoin unit, 26 May 1915; rejoined 15th Bn, Gallipoli, 1 June 1915. Promoted 2nd lieutenant vice Lieutenant Kessell invalided for over two months, 12 June 1915. Reported wounded and missing, Gallipoli, 7 August 1915. Court of Inquiry held in the field, 18 April 1917, pronounced fate as 'killed in action, Gallipoli, 7 August 1915. Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Sources | NAA: B2455, GILLIES David Martin |