| Regimental number | 26/1597 |
| Date of birth | |
| Place of birth | Queenstown |
| Religion | Presbyterian |
| Occupation | Railway clerk |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 25 |
| Height | 5' 6.5" |
| Weight | 145 lbs |
| Next of kin | Father, Thomas Gilmour, Balclutha, Southland |
| Previous military service | Served in Railway Engineers; still serving at time of NZEF enlistment. |
| Enlistment date | |
| Rank on embarkation | Corporal |
| Enlistment status | Volunteer |
| Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, New Zealand Rifle Brigade, 1915, 2nd Reinforcements to 4th Battalion, H Company |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on |
| Final rank | Corporal |
| Final unit | 4th Battalion, New Zealand Rifle Brigade |
| Fate | Died of wounds |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 28 |
| Place of burial | Trois Arbres Cemetery (Plot I, Row X, Grave No 16), Steenwerck, France |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: the late Thomas and Nancy Hall Gilmour, Queenstown |
| Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Embarked Wellington, 1 April 1916; disembarked Suez, 2 May 1916; reverted to the ranks, 6 May 1916. Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 27 May 1916; marched into NZ Base Depot, Etaples, 9 June 1916. Joined 4th Bn, and posted to D Company, in the field, 30 July 1916. Wounded in action, 15 September 1916 (gun shot wound, knee), and admitted to 1/1 Casualty Clearing Station, 16 September 1916; transferred to No 6 Convalescent Depot, Etaples, 23 September 1916; rejoined unit, in the field, 3 October 1916. Promoted Corporal, 4 October 1916. Admitted to No 8 Casualty Clearing Station, 13 October 1916 (influenza); transferred to 35th General Hospital, Calais, 16 October 1916; marched into NZ Base Depot, Etaples, 13 November 1916; rejoined unit, in the field, 23 November 1916. Detached to NZ Working Bn, 20 April 1917; rejoined unit from detachment, 19 May 1917. Admitted to No 3 NZ Field Ambulance, 17 July 1917; transferred same day to No 2 Casualty Clearing Station. Died of wounds, 1 August 1917 (bomb wound, head; contributing cause: lobar pneumonia). Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Sources | Nominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 27, p. 11 Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805 |