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Gilbert Rowland SHIRLAW

Date of birth14 August 1888
Place of birthBirmingham England
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationMotor car salesman
Addressc/o Dalgety and Co, 664 Bourke Street, Melbourne, Victoria
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation26
Next of kinMother, The Cottages, Rowley Crescent, Stratford-on-Avon, England
Enlistment date15 September 1914
Rank on enlistmentLieutenant, Section Officer
Unit name300th Mechanical Transport, Army Service Corps (17th Divisional Ammunition Column (9th Army Service Corps)
AWM Embarkation Roll number25/99/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A40 Ceramic on 22 December 1914
Promotions

Major


Unit: 1st Divison Motor Transport Company
Promotion date: 30 January 1917

Recommendations (Medals and Awards)

Mention in Despatches


Awarded, and promulgated, 'London Gazette' No. 31089 (31 December 1918); 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 61 (23 May 1919).

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