Rifleman 16393 William Gill
Regiment/Unit: Royal Irish Rifles - 6th Bn
Theatre of War: Gallipoli
Theatre of War First Served: (2b) Balkans
Date Entered Therein: 23/07/1915
Age at death: 33
Date of death: 11th of August 1915
Born: St Helens, Lancs
Resided: St Helens, Lancs
Burial / Memorial: Helles Memorial - Panel 177 and 178
Census details:
1891 - 9 years old schoolboy William is living at 29 Fenton Street, St Helens with parents George (42), Jane (30) and three siblings: Thomas (16), [cas=1975]George Gill[/cas] (5), [cas=1976]John Gill[/cas] (2). Boarding at the address are James Wilson (40) and James McEvoy (39). 1901 - 19 years old 'Apprentice Bottle Maker' William is living at 29 Fenton Street, St Helens with parents George (53), Jane (40) and three siblings: [cas=1975]George Gill[/cas] (15), [cas=1976]John Gill[/cas] (12), Ellen (8). Also at the address is George Snr's nephew John Glover (14) and boarder George Evans (73). 1911 - Not identified.
Notes:
[note=200]Three Gill Brothers who died in the Great War[/note]
[note=200]Three Gill Brothers who died in the Great War[/note]
[pic]imgs/WW1_misc/16393WilliamGill_1.jpg[/pic][caption]Army Registers of Soldiers' Effects, 1901-1929[/caption]
[pic]imgs/WW1_memorials/7395PatrickFitzhenry.jpg[/pic][caption]The panel on the Helles Memorial bearing the inscription for Rifleman William Gill
(Photograph courtesy of Phil Wood off GWF )[/caption]
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[caption]William is remembered on the [url=lmem.php?lmem=10]Lowe House Memorial[/url][/caption]
