ANZAC Heroes | Great War 1914 – 1918

Bunbury – Wellington District Western Australia

GILLAM, Hubert Evelyn

Full Name: Hubert Evelyn

GILLAM

Date of Birth: 05

–

1888

Place of birth: Albany WA

Australia

Occupation: Survey Hand

Address: Cranbrook WA

Next of Kin: Father John Pretious GILLAM

Next of Kin Address: Cranbrook WA

Religion: Church of England

Service Number: 655

Rank: Trooper

Unit/Division: 10th Light Horse Regiment

Enlistment Date: 1915-01-06

Enlistment Location: Blackboy Hill

WA

Embarkation Port:

Embarkation Date: 1915-02-17

Embarkation Ship:

Disembarkation Port:

Disembarkation Date: 1915-03-13

Locations Served:

,

Returned: No

Discharge Date:

Cause of Death: Died of Wounds

Date of Death:

Place of Death: Anzac Gallipoli

Age at Death: 26

Burial Location: Memorial Lone Pine Cemetery Gallipoli- Panel No. 10

06/01/1915- To 1st Reinforcements 10th Light Horse Regiment Blackboy Hill Camp WA as Trooper
17/02/1915- Embarked Fremantle WA aboard “Surada” bound for Egypt
13/03/1915- Disembarked Alexandria to Training camp Heliopolis Egypt
16/05/1915- Embarked Alexandria with Mediterranean Expeditionary Forces bound for Gallipoli
29/08/1915- Wounded in Action Hill 60 Gallipoli ( Bomb wound to Chest/Lung)
29/08/1915- Died of wounds at 16th Casualty Clearing Station Anzac Gallipoli

SERVICE MEDALS AWARDED

1914/1915 Star- No. 25462
British War Medal No. 9193
Victory Medal – No. 9145
Memorial Plaque/Scroll – No. 320088.

MEMORIAL INSCRIPTIONS

Cranbrook War Memorial WA
Australian War Memorial Canberra ACT – Panel No. 7
Kings Park 10th Light Horse Regiment Memorial Perth WA
Lone Pine Memorial Gallipoli Turkey – Panel No. 10.

 

BROTHER’ SERVICE DETAILS

GILLAM, Trooper Sydney Harry Davenport , 10th Light Horse Regiment, Enlisted 7th November 1914,  Served Egypt and Gallipoli, Died from wounds received in action at Hill 60 Gallipoli, Died at the 16th Casualty Clearing Station Anzac Gallipoli on 29th August 1915.

GILLAM, Lance Sergeant Jack Clifford MM, 44th Battalion, Enlisted 27th April 1916, served France and Belgium, Discharged 22nd September 1919.