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Roy Alva McGILL

Regimental number6097
Place of birthTooraweenah, New South Wales
SchoolTooraweenah Public School, New South Wales
ReligionPresbyterian
OccupationWell borer
AddressGulgar, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation21
Next of kinFather, Robert McGill, Ashburn, Gular, New South Wales
Enlistment date19 September 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name24th Battalion, 17th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/41/4
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A8 Argyllshire on 31 October 1916
Rank from Nominal RollLance Corporal
Unit from Nominal Roll24th Battalion
FateKilled in Action 5 October 1918
Place of death or woundingMontbrehain, France
Age at death23.8
Age at death from cemetery records23
Place of burialCalvaire Cemetery (Row D, Grave No. 6), France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
102
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Commemorated (window) in Pioneers Memorial Presbyterian Church, Gulargambone, New South Wales. Parents: Robert and Emily McGILL, Ashburn, Gulargambone, New South Wales
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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