Regimental number | 3535 |
Place of birth | Leichhardt, New South Wales |
School | Queenstown State School, Queenstown, Tasmania |
Other training | Wireless telegraphy course, Footscray College, Victoria |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Blacksmith |
Address | Aunt, Mrs G Wagstaff, 32 Somerville Street, Yarraville, Victoria |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 25 |
Weight | 144 lbs |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Susan Gill, Peter Street, Queenstown, Tasmania |
Previous military service | Served in the Senior Cadets. |
Enlistment date | |
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
Place of enlistment | Melbourne, Victoria |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 22nd Battalion, 8th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/39/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A19 Afric on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 58th Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Age at death | 23 |
Place of burial | New Irish Farm Cemetery (Plot XXXI, Row F, Grave No. 16), St. Jean-Les-Ypres, Belgium |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 165 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: William and Susan GILL, Peter's Street, Queenstown, Tasmania. Nataive of Sydney |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Allotted to, and proceeded to 57th Bn from 6th Training Bn, Zeitoun, 23 February 1916; taken on strength of 57th Bn, Tel el Kebir, 23 February 1916. Transferred to 58th Bn, 18 March 1916; taken on strength of 58th Bn, 18 March 1916. To hospital, 29 March 1916; admitted No 4 Field Ambulance, Ferry Post, 30 March 1916, and transferred to No 1 Australian Stationary Hospital, Ismailia, the same day (sore feet); to No 8 Field Ambulance, Ferry Post, 31 March 1916 (blistered feet); discharged and rejoined 58th Bn, Ferry Post, 1 April 1916. Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 17 June 1916; disembarked Marseilles, France, 23 June 1916. Posted missing, 19 July 1916. Court of Enquiry, held in the field, 1 September 1916, pronounced fate as 'Killed in Action, 19 July 1916'. Note on B.103, 'buried in the vicinity of Fleurbaix'. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Sources | NAA: B2455, GILL Maurice William |