Regimental number | 785 |
Place of birth | Eaglehawk, Victoria |
Place of birth | Eaglehawk, Bendigo, Victoria |
School | Eaglehawk Stat School, Victoria |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Groom |
Address | 53 Wills Street, Bendigo, Victoria |
Marital status | Married |
Age at embarkation | 26 |
Next of kin | Wife, Mrs R C Gellon, 53 Wills Street, Bendigo, Victoria |
Previous military service | Served in the Bendigo Infantry for 3 years. |
Enlistment date | |
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 |
Miscellaneous details (Nominal Roll) | *Stated to be Percival Gellon on NR |
Place of death or wounding | Gaba Tepe, Gallipoli, Turkey |
Date of death | |
Age at death | 26 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 26 |
Place of burial | Shrapnel Valley Cemetery (Plot II, Row C, Grave No. 9), Anzac, Gallipoli |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 50 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: James and Elizabeth GELLON; husband of Ruby GELLON, 51 Newell Street, Footscray, Victoria |
Family/military connections | Cousin: 1226 Pte Leslie Washington MILLER, 14th Bn, killed in action, 8 August 1915. |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |