ANZAC Heroes | Great War 1914 – 1918

Bunbury – Wellington District Western Australia

GILLAM, Sydney Harry Davenport

Full Name: Sydney Harry Davenport

GILLAM

Date of Birth: 01

–

1886

Place of birth: Tenterden WA

Australia

Occupation: Farmer

Address: Cranbrook WA

Next of Kin: Father- John Pretious GILLAM

Next of Kin Address: Cranbrook WA

Religion: Church of England

Service Number: 618

Rank: Trooper

Unit/Division: 10th Light Horse Regiment

Enlistment Date: 1914-11-07

Enlistment Location: Perth

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: 29

Burial Location: Memorial Inscription- Lone Pine Memorial Gallipoli Turkey – Panel No. 10

10/12/1914- Completed Medical Examination Guildford WA
07/11/1914- Allocated to 1st Reinforcements 10th Light Horse Regiment Guildford WA
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
04/07/1915- Admitted Hospital Mudros (Measles)
15/07/1915- Returned to Duty 10th LHR Gallipoli
29/08/1915- Wounded in Action Hill 60 Gallipoli (Shell Wound , fractured arm)
29/08/1915- Died of wounds at 16th Casualty Clearing Station Anzac Gallipoli

SERVICE MEDALS AWARDED
1914/1915 Star – No. 25463
British War Medal – No. 9195
Victory Medal – No. 9147
Memorial Plaque/Scroll – No. 320083.

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.

BROTHERS’ SERVICE DETAILS

GILLAM, Trooper Hubert Evelyn,  10th Light Horse Regiment, Enlisted on 6th January 1915, Served Egypt and Gallipoli,  Died from wounds received in action at Hill 60 Gallipoli, Died at 16th Casualty Clearing Station Anzac Galliploi on 29th August 1915.

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