| Places | |
|---|---|
| Accession Number | PR86/028 |
| Collection type | Private Record |
| Record type | Collection |
| Measurement | 1 wallet: 3 cm |
| Object type | Papers |
| Maker |
Gillison, Andrew |
| Place made | At sea, Australia, Egypt, Ottoman Empire: Turkey, Dardanelles, Gallipoli, United Kingdom: England, Greater London, London |
| Date made | 1914-1915 |
| Access | Open |
| Related File This file can be copied or viewed via the Memorial’s Reading Room. | AWM315 419/018/018 |
| 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. |
Gillison, Andrew (Chaplain, b.1868 - d.1915)
Description
Collection relating to the service of Chaplain Andrew Gillison, AIF, Australia, at sea, Egypt, Gallipoli, 1914-1915. Collection consists of the original diary kept by Chaplain Gillison from 1 November 1914 until approximately August 1915; a notebook with details of burials on Gallipoli; a memorial scroll sent to the family of Chaplain Gillison; a message from King George V which accompanied a bronze memorial plaque. See also 3DRL/6277.
History / Summary
Biographical note: The Rev. Andrew Gillison, Chaplain to the Forces, 4th Class. Mentioned in Despatches. Son of John Gillison and Jane Brootch, his wife; husband of Isobel Gillison, of St. Andrew's, Burke Rd., Upper Hawthorn, Victoria, Australia. Native of Baldernock, Scotland. Educated at Watson's College, Edinburgh University, Scotland Died of wounds at 16th Casualty Clearing Station, Hill 60, Gallipoli, on 22 August 1915, aged 47. Grave: Embarkation Pier cemetery.