Regimental number | 2018 |
Place of birth | Victoria |
School | Mundalla State School, Victoria |
Religion | Congregational |
Occupation | Farmer |
Address | Bordertown, South Australia |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 24 |
Next of kin | Father, Robert Gillies, Mundalla PO, South Australia |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 4th Light Horse Regiment, 14th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 10/9/3 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A32 Themistocles on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Corporal |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 4th Light Horse Regiment |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Palestine |
Age at death | 27 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 18 |
Place of burial | No Known Grave |
Commemoration details | Jerusalem Memorial, Palestine |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 4 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Robert and Mary GILLIES, Mundalla, South Australia |
Family/military connections | Brother: A. Gillies,stretcher bearer, killed |