GILLINGHAM, Allan
(Service number 7/49)
| First Rank | Corporal | Last Rank | Trooper |
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Birth
| Date | 20 November 1893 | Place of Birth | Timaru |
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Enlistment Information
| Date | 13 August 1914 | Age | |
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| Address at Enlistment | Fairlie, New Zealand | ||
| Occupation | Shepherd for F R Gilligham | ||
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| Marital Status | Single | ||
| Next of Kin | Francis Robert Gillingham, Fairlie, New Zealand | ||
Military Service
| Served with | NZ Armed Forces | Served in | Army |
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Embarkation Information
| Body on Embarkation | Main Body | ||
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| Unit, Squadron, or Ship | Canterbury Mounted Rifles | ||
| Date | 16 October 1914 | ||
| Transport | Tahiti or Athenic | ||
| Embarked From | Lyttelton; Wellington, New Zealand | Destination | Suez Egypt |
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Military Awards
| Campaigns | Egypt 1914-15-16, Egyptian Expeditionary Force 1916-17-18, Gallipoli,Mudos, Lemnos 1915 | ||
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| Service Medals | 1914-1915 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal | ||
Award Circumstances and Date
No information
Prisoner of War Information
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Death
| Date | 30/1/1962 | Age | 68 |
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Biographical Notes
Sources
Auckland Museum Cenotaph database (21 July 2015); SCRoll web submission from R Gardiner, 20 July 2015
External Links
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Researched and Written by
Tony Rippin (South Canterbury Museum); Janette Clarke, SC branch NZSG
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