Regimental number | 10042 |
Place of birth | Dreghorn, Ayrshire, Scotland |
School | Dreghorn Public School, Scotland |
Age on arrival in Australia | 23 |
Religion | Presbyterian |
Occupation | Packer |
Address | 51 Ainsworth Street, Leichhardt, New South Wales |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 26 |
Next of kin | Father, R Gillies, 22 Sunnyside Road, Allow, Clackmanshire, Scotland |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Gunner |
Unit name | Field Artillery Brigade 3, Reinforcement 13 |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 13/31/4 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A35 Berrima on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Gunner |
Unit from Nominal Roll | via Trench Mortar Battery |
Fate | Died of wounds |
Place of death or wounding | Flers, France |
Age at death | 28 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 28 |
Place of burial | Bazentin-Le-Petit Military Cemetery (Row G, Grave No. 21), France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 20 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Robert and Agnes GILLIES, 22 Sunnyside Road, Alloa, Clackmannanshire, Scotland. Native of Dreghorn, Ayrshire, Scotland |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |