Regimental number | 2033 |
Place of birth | Buckley, Victoria |
School | State School, Buckley, Victoria |
Religion | Roman Catholic |
Occupation | Labourer |
Address | Queen's Street, Geelong, Victoria |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 33 |
Height | 5' 10" |
Weight | 149 lbs |
Next of kin | Patrick Gill, Collins Street, Geelong, Victoria |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
Place of enlistment | Geelong, Victoria |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 29th Battalion, 3rd Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/46/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A70 Ballarat on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 29th Battalion |
Fate | Died of wounds |
Place of death or wounding | France |
Age at death | 39 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 35 |
Place of burial | Bailleul Communal Cemetery Extension (Plot II, Row F, Grave No. 37), France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 115 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Richard and Mary GILL. Native of Buckley, Victoria |
Family/military connections | Brother: 326 Pte Thomas James GILL, 14th Bn, returned to Australia, 24 January 1919. |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Embarked Melbourne, 18 February 1916; disembarked Suez, 23 March 1916. Taken on strength of 29th Bn, Brighton Beach, 1 April 1916. Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 16 June 1916; disembarked Marseilles, France, 23 June 1916. Wounded in action, 19 July 1916; admitted to No 2 Casualty Clearing Station, 20 July 1916 (gun shot wound, chest). Died of wounds, 1430 hours, 20 July 1916. Buried Bailleul Cemetery, by Reverend B. D. Collingwood, 20 July 1916. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Sources | NAA: B2455, GILL Robert
Red Cross file 1160808 |