Angelo William Thomas GILL

Regimental number30795
Date of birth18 December 1896
Place of birthAuckland
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationFarmer
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation20
Height5' 7"
Weight148 lbs
Next of kinFather, T R W Gill, Ascot Avenue, Remuera, Auckland
Previous military serviceServed in 3rd Auckland Mounted rifles Regiment, Territorial Force; still serving at time of NZEF enlistment.
Enlistment date22 August 1916
Place of enlistmentFeatherston
Rank on embarkationLance Corporal
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 20th Reinforcements (1st Draft), Auckland Infantry Battalion, A Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board Port Lyttelton on 7 December 1916
Harbour records indicate that the actual date of sailing was 8 December 1916.
Final rankPrivate
Final unit2nd Battalion, Auckland Infantry Regiment
FateKilled in Action 7 June 1917
Age at death from cemetery records21
Place of burialLa Plus Douve Farm Cemetery (Plot IV, Row E, Grave No 5), near Ieper, Belgium
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: T.R.W. and Edith Gill, Auckland. Captain of Otahuhu Football Club. Won several medals for shooting.
Other details

War service: Western Front

Embarked Wellington, 7 December 1916; disembarked Devonport, England, 18 February 1917, and marched in to Sling Camp, and reverted to the ranks.

Proceeded overseas to France, 14 March 1917; marched in to Base Depot, Etaples, 17 March 1917.

Admitted to Segregation Camp, attached to Base Depot, Etaples, 28 March 1917.

Joined 2nd Bn, Auckland Infantry Regiment, in the field, 2 June 1917.

Reported missing, 7 June 1917.

Court of Enquiry concluded 'Missing and wounded; believed Killed in action'.

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 47, p. 2
Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805

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