| Regimental number | 942 |
| Place of birth | Greencastle, Co Donegal, Ireland |
| Religion | Roman Catholic |
| Occupation | Labourer |
| Address | Dapto, New South Wales |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 33 |
| Height | 5' 7.5" |
| Weight | 154 lbs |
| Next of kin | Father, Hugh Gillen, Dapto, New South Wales |
| Enlistment date | |
| Place of enlistment | Randwick, New South Wales |
| Rank on enlistment | Private |
| Unit name | 1st Battalion, H Company |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/18/1 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board Transport A19 Afric on |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 1st Battalion |
| Fate | Returned to Australia |
| Discharge date | |
| Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Embarked, 18 October 1914. Commenced return to Australia from Suez on board HT ?Kyarra?, 5 February 1915 (gonorrhoea orchitis); disembarked Melbourne, 11 March 1915. Sent to Broadmeadows for duty. Re-embarked for active service as 2062, Pte, 6th Bn, 5th Reinforcement, 17 April 1915. Joined 6th Bn at Gallipoli, 17 June 1915.Admitted to 1st Australian Casualty Clearing Station, 25 August 1915 (enteritis); transferred to Hospital Ship, 27 August 1915 (dysentery); to Florianne Hospital, Malta, 31 August 1915 (diarrhoea); to England, 8 September 1915, and admitted to London War Hospital, Epsom, 15 September 1915; discharged from hospital, 22 November 1915. Embarked Devonport to rejoin the Mediterranean Expeditionary Force with 22nd Draft, 21 February 1916; disembarked Alexandria, 5 March 1916; rejoined unit, Serapeum, 11 March 1916. Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 26 March 1916; disembarked Marseilles, France, 2 April 1916. Admitted to hospital, 15 June 1916; transferred to Divisional Rest Station, and discharged, 18 June 1916 (defective teeth). Admitted to 139th Field Ambulance, 10 July 1916 (bronchitis); rejoined unit, 18 July 1916. Wounded in action, 18 August 1916; admitted to 3rd Casualty Clearing Station, 19 August 1916 (gun shot wound, upper extremities); transferred to 26th General Hospital, Etaples, 20 August 1916; to England, 22 August 1916, and admitted to 1st Southern General Hospital. Transferred to No 2 Australian Auxiliary Hospital, Southall, 29 September 1916; discharged and reported to No 1 Command Depot, 11 October 1916. Granted furlough, 12 October 1916; reported back from furlough, 28 October 1916. Detached for duty with Anzac Provost Corps, 16 November 1916; taken on strength, 1 January 1917. Commenced return to Australia on board HT ?Argyllshire?, 31 January 1918; transhipped to HT ?Osterley?, Captown, South Africa, 30 March 1918; disembarked Melbourne, 13 April 1918; discharged (medically unfit), Sydney, 14 June 1918. Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Sources | NAA: B2455, GILLEN John |
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