Regimental number | 6544 |
Place of birth | Glenerhilly, Scotland |
School | Presbyterian, Scotland |
Age on arrival in Australia | 20 |
Religion | Presbyterian |
Occupation | Farmer |
Address | Coorow, Western Australia |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 25 |
Next of kin | Father, James McGill, Coorow, Western Australia |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 16th Battalion, 21st Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/33/4 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Fremantle, Western Australia, on board HMAT A23 Suffolk on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 16th Battalion |
Fate | Died of wounds |
Place of death or wounding | Messines, Belgium |
Age at death | 27 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 27 |
Place of burial | Trois-Arbres Cemetery (Plot I, Row Z, Grave No. 31), Steenwerck, France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 80 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: James and Janet MCGILL, George Street, Queens Park, Werstern Australian. Native of Scotland |
Family/military connections | Cousin: 275 Pte George McGILL, 11th Bn, killed in action, 25 April 1915. |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |