John James Gill

Personal Information
Date of Birth	not known
Place of Birth	Bendigo, Victoria
Death	3 Jun 1918
Place of Death	Villers-Bretonneux, France
Age at Enlistment	23 years, 4 months
Description	5'5½" (1.66m) tall; 135 lbs (61.2kg); fair complexion, blue eyes, fair hair.
Occupation	miner
Religion	Church of England
Address	Boulder, Western Australia
Next of Kin	Father Mr John Gill
Military Information
Reg Number	7477
Date of Enlistment	12 Feb 1917
Rank	Private
Unit/Formation	16th Battalion, 25th reinforcement
Date of Embarkation	29 Jun 1917 - 25 Aug 1917
Ship Embarked On	HMAT A30 Borda
Fate	Killed in Action 3 Jun 1918
Monument	Jarrahdale Honour Roll ANZAC Memorial Park (Byford) Australian War Memorial
Medals	British War Medal Victory Medal

War Service

Enlisted in Boulder. On entry to Blackboy Hill camp he was allocated to the 25th reinforcement draft for the 16th Battalion, and travelled with them to England.

On arrival in England was sent to the 4th Training Battalion at Codford to prepare for France.

Proceeded overseas to France on 4 Dec 1917 to reinforce the 44th Battalion, and was taken on strength by them on 10 Dec 1917 as they completed a period of rest before returning to forward areas.

While his death is reported for 3 Jun 1918, the Battalion War Diary Entry for the day reads:

Monastry Du Bois L'Abbe. 3rd June 1918. Nothing of interest to report apart from a few heavy shells on the battery areas in the vicinity. Weather still fine.

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  Serre Road Cemetery No.2 - CWGC
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  John James Gill's grave location CWGC

Notes

Only likely match for name on the Mundijong memorial - possibly an earlier resident?

External Links

• AIF Project
• RSL Memorial