Regimental number | 1947 |
Place of birth | Terang Victoria |
Religion | Roman Catholic |
Occupation | Carpenter |
Address | Yarrowee Street, Sebastopol, Ballarat, Victoria |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 27 |
Next of kin | Father, Neil Gillespie, Yarrowee Street, Sebastopol, Ballarat, Victoria |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 39th Battalion, 2nd Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/56/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board RMS Orontes on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 39th Battalion |
Fate | Died of wounds |
Place of burial | Trois-Arbres Cemetery (Plot I, Row D, Grave 2), Steenwerck, France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 131 |
Family/military connections | Brother: 1946 Pte Charles GILLESPIE, 24th DUS, returned to Australia, 19 April 1919. |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |