GILMORE, William
(Service number 46652)
| First Rank | Quartermaster Sergeant | Last Rank |
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Birth
| Date | 05/03/18883 | Place of Birth | County Cavan, Ireland |
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Enlistment Information
| Date | Age | ||
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| Address at Enlistment | Fairview, Timaru | ||
| Occupation | Farmer | ||
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| Marital Status | Single. Married 1917, Ireland | ||
| Next of Kin | Mrs Jane GILMORE (mother), Leer House, Ballieboro, County Cavan, Ireland; also advise Mr J. H. GILMORE (brother), Woodland Road, Timaru; later Mrs E. F. GILMORE | ||
Military Service
| Served with | NZ Armed Forces | Served in | Army |
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Embarkation Information
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| Date | 15 August 1917 | ||
| Transport | Ruahine | ||
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Award Circumstances and Date
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Prisoner of War Information
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Death
| Date | 15 June 1922 | Age | 39 years |
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| Memorial or Cemetery | Timaru Cemetery | ||
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Biographical Notes
William Gilmore was the son of Thomas Robert and Jane (Jean, née Fagan) Gilmore. In 1901 William was at home with his parents and two brothers at Lear, Bailieboro, County Cavan. He had been in New Zealand one year and 21 days when he enlisted. He had served 12 years with the Dublin Police. William married Eleanor Florence McCamish on 19 December 1917 at Dromore Church, Dublin. He returned to Timaru per the Ionic in April 1919.
Sources
Auckland War Memorial Museum Cenotaph Database [02 July 2019]; Ireland 1901 census (ancestry.com.au) [05 July 2019]; Timaru Cemetery headstone image (Timaru District Council) [05 July 2019]; Sun, 14 April 1919 (Papers Past) [02 July 2019]
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