GILLIES  J.

Given Names:  James

               

Service Number:  2796

Unit:  7th Battalion, 9th reinforcements                                                                             

Rank:  Private  

Paybook Number: 

 

Age:  31 Yrs  7 Mths

Occupation:  Grower                                                                                                      

Marital Status:  Single

Religion:  Presbyterian

 

PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION           

Height:  5 Ft  4 In                     

Weight:  126 Lbs

Chest:  34-36 In

Hair:  Dark Brown

Eyes:  Hazel

Complexion:  Fresh

 

ENLISTMENT

Date Enlisted:  19/6/1915

Place:  Melbourne

Next of Kin:  FATHER  Robert Gillies

20 Mary Street, Kew, Victoria                                                                                           

Embarkation Date:  10/9/1915

Port:  Melbourne                                       

Ship:  HMAT Star of Victoria A16

 

END OF WAR 

Status:  Returned to Australia

Ship:  De Vanha                                        

Embarked:  8/5/1919                                 

Disembarked:  23/6/1919

Unit:  AIF Canteens                                                                                                                       

Rank:  Private

Discharge Date:  15/8/1919                       

Place: 

 

MEDALS AND AWARDS

14/15 Star:  7383

British War Medal:  18366

Victory Medal:  18236

Other:   

 

BIRTH

Date or Year:  1884

Place:  Musselborough, Scotland             

Father:  Robert GILLIES                          

Mother:  Janet BISHOP

 

MARRIAGE

Year:  1925     

Place:             

Spouse: Enid Isobel Spencer McLAUCHLAN

 

DEATH

Date or Year: 6/6/1967                            

Place: Heidelberg, Victoria                      

Burial:  Springvale, Victoria

 

SERVICE RECORD HIGHLIGHTS

 

MEMORIALS

Kew State School

Kew War Memorial

 

WORLD WAR 2 SERVICE

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COMMENTS

FURTHER INFORMATION

 

Kew Rotary