Trooper

Hamilton George Gillanders

Conflict: 
WW1
References:
  • CWGC
  • Archives New Zealand
NZ WAR GRAVES

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There are no public contributions written for this casualty

Personal Tributes:

Submitted by: Kennedy Gillanders
Relationship to casualty: Great Uncle
My late father is named after him, but he went by George Hamilton Gillanders. It is nice to know where he is laid to rest.

Casualty

Service Number: 
11/802A
Name:
Hamilton George Gillanders
Rank: 
Trooper
Date of Birth:
14 June 1879
Place of Birth: 
Christchurch, New Zealand
Next of Kin: 
M.K. Gillanders (father), Upper Riccarton, Christchurch, New Zealand
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Enlistment Address: 
Taueru, Wairarapa, New Zealand
Occupation on Enlistment:
Shepherd
Armed Force: 
Army
Unit:
NZEF, New Zealand Mounted Rifles Brigade, Wellington Mounted Rifles

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Died of sickness
Date of Death:
15 September 1915
Day of Death:
Wednesday
Conflict: 
WW1

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Body:
3rd Reinforcements
Embarkation Place:
Wellington, New Zealand
Embarkment Date:
14 February 1915
Transport:
HMNZT 18
Vessel:
Tahiti

Text in italics supplied by Cenotaph Online, Auckland War Memorial Museum

Cemetery

Cemetery Reference: 
D. 104.
Cemetery Location: 
Egypt
Hamilton George Gillanders
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