| Places | |
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| Accession Number | 1DRL/0314 |
| Collection type | Private Record |
| Record type | Collection |
| Measurement | 1 wallet: 1 cm |
| Object type | Letter |
| Maker |
Gill, Reginald Henry |
| Date made | 1917 |
| Access | Open |
| Related File This file can be copied or viewed via the Memorial’s Reading Room. | AWM93 12/11/114 |
| Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
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| Copying Provisions | Copyright expired. Copying permitted subject to physical condition. Permission for reproduction not required. |
Gill, Reginald Henry (Captain, d.1917)
Description
Collection relating to service of Captain Reginald Henry Gill, 28 Battalion AIF, Flanders and France. Collection consists of two letters written by Gill to his wife in Australia, between June 1917 and August 1917.
History / Summary
Biographical note: Captain Reginald Henry Gill, MC, 28 Battalion, AIF, who was killed (probably at Reninghelst) on 28 September 1917. Accountant (formerly an officer of the P. & O. S.S. Company); of Fremantle, WA; born Putney, London, 2 September 1883; came to Australia when 23 years old; educated at 'Ovingdean' and 'Worcestor' schools, England; appointed 2nd Lieutenant in AIF on 16 June 1915 and posted to 7 Reinforcements of 28 Battalion; 20 June 1916 taken on strength of 28 Battalion; 21 August 1916, promoted Lieutenant; 1 October 1916, Captain.