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Cyril Gillespie YOUNG

Regimental number612
Place of birthSydney New South Wales
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationAdvertiser
AddressRobertson Street, Sutherland, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation18
Next of kinAunt, Mrs M Gillespie, Robertson Street, Sutherland, New South Wales
Previous military service38th Infantry
Enlistment date5 June 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit nameMachine Gun Company 5, Reinforcement 10
AWM Embarkation Roll number24/10/4
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board RMS Omrah on 17 January 1917
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll2nd Machine Gun Battalion
FateReturned to Australia 20 May 1919
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Plaque in New South Wales Garden of Remembrance
Date of death5 January 1949

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