Regimental number | 446 |
Place of birth | Carrick, Tasmania |
Age on arrival in Australia | 34 |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Miner |
Address | c/o Herightys, Queenstown, Tasmania |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 33 |
Next of kin | Brother, Arthur Thomas Gillam, George Street, Launceston, Tasmania |
Previous military service | Served in Tasmanian Volunteer Regiment. |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Corporal |
Unit name | 12th Battalion, D Company |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/29/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Hobart, Tasmania, on board Transport A2 Geelong on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 12th Battalion |
Recommendations (Medals and Awards) |
Unspecified Recommendation date: |
Other details from Roll of Honour Circular | Enlisted, 20 August 1914; embarked with 12th Bn, 20 October 1914; promoted Corporal, 16 October 1914. |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Gallipoli, Turkey |
Date of death | |
Age at death | 34 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 35 |
Place of burial | Shrapnel Valley Cemetery (Plot III, Row D, Grave No. 14), Anzac, Gallipoli, Turkey |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 65 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Commemorated in St Andrew's Anglican Church Cemetery, Carrick, Tasmania. Parents: Edward (d. 23 February 1900, ged 65; bu. St Andrew's) and Dianah Mary (d. 10 July 1927, aged 91; bu. St Andrew's) GILLAM |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |