James Joseph Gillies
Rank: Lance Corporal
Service No: 3816
Date of Death: 29/09/1917
Theatre of Death: Belgium
Age: 33
Regiment/Service: Australian Infantry, A.I.F (30th Bn.)
Memorial: Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial
Additional information: Son of James J and Katherine Gillies; husband of Leanore Dreller (formerly Gillies) of 17 Motherwell Street, Hawksburn, Victoria. Native of Ireland.
Rutherglen Lore information: Son of James Gillies, Glasgow Road, Rutherglen.
Australian Attestation Papers information: Born in Rutherglen; trade – clerk; NOK Leanore Gillies (remarried Leanore Drexler). Had previously been father James Gillies of 28 Glasgow Road, Rutherglen.
1901 census information:
Address: 4 High Street, Rutherglen.
Father: James (45) funeral undertaker, born about 1856 in Ireland.
Mother: Catherine (39) born about 1862 in Ireland.
Sister: Catherine J (18) dressmaker, born about 1883 in Ireland.
Self: James J (17) born about 1884 in Ireland.
Sister: Agnes M (16) boot shop assistant, born about 1885 in Ireland.
Brother: Thomas P (14) born about 1887 in Ireland.
Brother: John A (10) born about 1891 in Rutherglen.
Brother: Francis D (7) born about 1894 in Rutherglen.
Newspaper transcript – Sgt.-Major J. J. Gillies, Rutherglen. Mr and Mrs James Gillies, who reside at 28 Glasgow Road, Rutherglen, have received intimation that their son Sergeant-Major James Joseph Gillies, Australian Imperial Forces, was killed on September 29. He was 33 years of age, emigrated to Australia about five years ago, prior to enlistment was employed in the Excise at Sydney. He leaves a widow at Sydney.
Newspaper transcript – Gillies – On the 29th September, killed in action in France, Sergeant-Major James J. Gillies late of Newcastle, beloved husband on Leanore Gillies.