Eugene Anthony Gillespie

Personal Information
Date of Birth	unknown
Place of Birth	Whyte Yarcowie, South Australia
Death	1951
Place of Death	Katanning, Western Australia
Age at Enlistment	30 years, 6 months
Description	5' 6 1/4" (1.68m) tall; weight 180 lbs (81.6 kg); fresh complexion, blue eyes, dark brown hair
Occupation	agent
Religion	Roman Catholic
Address	Armadale, Western Australia
Next of Kin	Wife Mrs Margaret Dorothy Gillespie
Military Information
Reg Number	7743
Date of Enlistment	7 Jun 1917
Rank	Sapper
Unit/Formation	16th Battalion, 26th Reinforcement Transferred to 4th Australian Broad Gauge Railway Operating Coy.
Date of Embarkation	1 Aug 1817 - 21 Sep 1917
Ship Embarked On Sydney to Halifax	HMAT A7 Medic
Date of Embarkation	22 Sep 1917 - 3 Oct 1917
Ship Embarked On Halifax to Liverpool	SS Orissa
Date of Return	18 Jan 1919 - 23 Jan 1919
Ship Returned On to Gibraltar	HMAT A38 Ulysses
Date of Return	14 Feb 1919 - 24 Mar 1919
Ship Returned On from Gibraltar	HMAT A11 Ascanius
Fate	Returned to Australia (medical)
Monument	none currently
Medals	British War Medal Victory Medal

Pre War

Married Margaret Dorothy Tomlinson, from Armadale, in 1913 in the Katanning district. Electoral Roll entries - 1912 - 1917 list him as a book keeper at Gnowangerup.

War Service

Joined the 16th Battalion near Kemmel between Ypres and Messines on 26 Jan 1918 along with 3 officers and 89 other ranks.

In May 1918 he was referred to a medical board for assessment, and as a result was transferred to the 4th Australian Broad Gauge Railway Operating Company based at Dunkirk. He was granted an early return to Australia due to deficient hearing in Jan 1919. Developed influenza on the way home, and was off loaded at Gibraltar and admitted to the Military Hospital from 23 Jan to 10 Feb 1919

Post War

Electoral Roll entries - 1921 - 1949 he was a farmer at Pallingup near Broome Hill. Children Eugene Walter (1914 - 1997); John Reginald (1916 - 2011); (Douglas Claude 31 Jul 1923 - 1923)