ANZAC Heroes | Great War 1914 – 1918

Bunbury – Wellington District Western Australia

JILLEY, Westgarth

JILLEY, Westgarth

Full Name: Westgarth

JILLEY

Date of Birth: 11

–

1875

Place of birth: Manchester

England

Occupation: Carpenter

Address: Elgin via Capel WA

Next of Kin: Mother-Margaret Elizabeth Jilley

Next of Kin Address: 65 Alder Street Seedley Manchester England

Religion: Church of England

Service Number: 20486

Rank: Sapper

Unit/Division: 4th Field Company Engineers

Enlistment Date: 1917-06-07

Enlistment Location: Bunbury

WA

Embarkation Port:

Embarkation Date: 1917-11-21

Embarkation Ship:

Disembarkation Port:

Disembarkation Date: 1917-12-15

Locations Served:

,

Returned: Yes

Discharge Date: 1919-05-28

Cause of Death:

Date of Death:

Place of Death:

Age at Death:

Burial Location:

7/07/1917-To D3 Depot as Private
20/09/1917-To Engineers Reinforcements 2nd MD as Sapper
18/11/1917-To Field Company Engineers Reinforcements Melbourne ex Train Perth
15/12/1917-To Aust Camp Suez ex Australia
30/01/1918-Disembarked Southampton ex Port Said Egypt
30/01/1918-To No. 3 Camp Parkhouse England
4/03/1918-To Engineers Training Depot Brightlingsea England
25/05/1918-Proceeded Overseas Aust General Base Depot Rouelles France ex Folkestone ex Brightlingsea
5/06/1918-Joined 4th Field Company Engineers in the Field France
23/02/1919-To 1st Training Brigade Convalescent Camp England ex Southampton ex Havre France for Return to Australia
21/03/1919-Embarked Devonport for Australia on “Kildonian Castle”
5/05/1919-Disembarked Fremantle
28/05/1919-Discharged from Service

 

DEATH/BURIAL

Date of Death- 26/11/1954 ( Aged 79 years )

Burial – Capel Cemetery WA – Section AB4 – Grave No. 46.

 

AUTHOR NOTE

Sincere thanks to Jen THOMSON for advising Death/Burial details in her  work  ” Capel Connections “, February 2018.