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Leo GILLAHAN

Regimental number1913
Place of birthMoutajup, Victoria
Place of birthDunkeld, Victoria
SchoolState School, Victoria
ReligionRoman Catholic
OccupationLabourer
AddressDunkeld, Victoria
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation19
Next of kinSister, Miss Monica Gillahan, Dunkeld, Victoria
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date7 March 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name58th Battalion, 3rd Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/75/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A31 Ajana on 8 July 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll58th Battalion
FateDied of wounds 13 May 1917
Place of death or woundingBullecourt, France
Age at death20.7
Age at death from cemetery records20
Place of burialGrevillers British Cemetery (Plot II, Row E, Grave No. 16), France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
165
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Simon and Sarah GILLAHAN,
Family/military connectionsBrother: 1452 Bombardier Joseph Simon GILLAHAN, 13th Field Artillery Brigade, returned to Australia, 14 December 1918.
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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