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William Albert GILLAM

Regimental number446
Place of birthCarrick, Tasmania
Age on arrival in Australia34
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationMiner
Addressc/o Herightys, Queenstown, Tasmania
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation33
Next of kinBrother, Arthur Thomas Gillam, George Street, Launceston, Tasmania
Previous military serviceServed in Tasmanian Volunteer Regiment.
Enlistment date20 August 1914
Rank on enlistmentCorporal
Unit name12th Battalion, D Company
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/29/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Hobart, Tasmania, on board Transport A2 Geelong on 20 October 1914
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll12th Battalion
Recommendations (Medals and Awards)

Unspecified


Recommendation date: June 1915

Other details from Roll of Honour CircularEnlisted, 20 August 1914; embarked with 12th Bn, 20 October 1914; promoted Corporal, 16 October 1914.
FateKilled in Action 23 June 1915
Place of death or woundingGallipoli, Turkey
Date of death23 June 1915
Age at death34
Age at death from cemetery records35
Place of burialShrapnel 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

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