GILLARD, Frederick
(Service number 13/60)
| First Rank | Trooper | Last Rank |
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Birth
| Date | 08/09/1891 | Place of Birth | East Tamaki, Auckland |
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Enlistment Information
| Date | 14 August 1914 | Age | |
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| Address at Enlistment | Waimate | ||
| Occupation | Farmer for Horgan Bros | ||
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| Marital Status | Single | ||
| Next of Kin | Mrs Tom Gillard, East Tamaki, Auckland; later listed as Howick | ||
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 | Auckland Mounted Rifles | ||
| Date | 16 October 1914 | ||
| Transport | Star of India or Waimana | ||
| Embarked From | Auckland | Destination | Suez, Egypt |
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Military Awards
| Campaigns | Egypt 1915, Balkans (Gallipoli) 1915 | ||
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Award Circumstances and Date
No information
Prisoner of War Information
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Death
| Date | 8 August 1915 | Age | 24 |
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| Place of Death | Gallipoli, Turkey | ||
| Cause | Killed in action | ||
| Memorial or Cemetery | Chunuk Bair (New Zealand) Memorial, Chunuk Bair Cemetery, Gallipoli, Turkey | ||
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Biographical Notes
Frederick was the son of Mrs M.H. Gillard of Howick, Auckland
Sources
Auckland War memorial Museum Cenotaph Database (January 2015); Military personnel file via Archives New Zealand (February 2015)
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Researched and Written by
Janette Clarke, SC branch NZSG
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