Gunner
Edgar Burns Gillespie
Conflict:
WW1
Additional Information:
Son of John and Ellen Gillespie, Gillespie's Line, Palmerston North, New Zealand.
References:
NZ WAR GRAVES
Public Contributions:
Submitted by: Derek Byrne
Relationship to casualty: Researcher of War Hospitals, Dundee, Scotland
Edgar Burns Gillespie died in the War Hospital (Eastern Hospital, Maryfield) Dundee. Cause of death was Influenza, double pneumonia and heart failure. [Record since amended - NZWGT]Add a Story or Photo
Personal Tributes:
Casualty
Service Number:
50831
Name:
Edgar Burns Gillespie Rank:
Gunner
Date of Birth:
11 October 1881
Place of Birth:
Palmerston North, Manawatu-Wanganui, New Zealand
Religion:
Roman Catholic Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Marital Status:
Single Occupation on Enlistment:
Accountant Employer:
J Meehan and Sons, George Street, Timaru Unit:
2 New Zealand Field Artillery Brigade, 9 Battery
Casualty Details
Cause of Death:
Date of Death:
27 November 1918
Age at Death:
37
Conflict:
WW1
Cemetery
Cemetery:
Cemetery Reference:
DD. 4. 113.
Cemetery Location:
United Kingdom