Regimental number | 6560 |
Place of birth | Perthshire Scotland |
Religion | Presbyterian |
Occupation | Farmer |
Address | Glass House Mountains, Queensland |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 18 |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs C Gilvear, Glass House Mountains, North Coast Line, Queensland |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 25th Battalion, 19th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/42/6 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A18 Wiltshire on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 4th Motor Transport Company |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Family/military connections | Brothers: 4496 Lance Corporal Alexander Smith GILVEAR, 9th Bn, killed in action, 7 May 1917; 66 Pte John GILVEAR, 32nd Bn, returned to Australia, 30 June 1918; 65 Corporal Kenneth GILVEAR, 11th Machine Gun Company, killed in action, 15 April 1918; 2428 Pte Robert GILVEAR, 47th Bn, killed in action, 28 March 1918; 2867 Pte Thomas GILVEAR, 4th Machine Gun Bn, returned to Australia, 15 September 1918; 6976 Sergeant Thomas GILVEAR, 15th Bn, returned to Australia, 1 August 1919. |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |