Gunner

Edgar Burns Gillespie

Conflict: 
WW1
Additional Information: 

Son of John and Ellen Gillespie, Gillespie's Line, Palmerston North, New Zealand.

References:
  • CWGC
  • Archives New Zealand
  • BDM Online
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]

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
Next of Kin: 
Mr John Gillespie (father), Gillespie Line, Palmerston North
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

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Body:
New Zealand Expeditionary Force
Embarkation Place:
Wellington, New Zealand
Embarkment Date:
09 May 1918
Transport:
HMNZT 103
Vessel:
Maunganui
Destination:
Liverpool, England

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

Cemetery

Cemetery Reference: 
DD. 4. 113.
Cemetery Location: 
United Kingdom
Edgar Burns Gillespie
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