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Ernest Gill

In memory of:

Private Ernest Gill

October 24, 1918

Military Service


Service Number:

2655

Age:

21

Force:

Army

Unit:

Royal Newfoundland Regiment

Division:

2nd Bn.

Additional Information


Born at Harbour Grace, Newfoundland. Son of George and Mary Ann Gill, of Lisbon Falls, Maine, U.S.A. He was recuited on 1 May 1916 stating he was single and employed as a tanner. Embarked St John's, Newfoundland on 19 July 1916 and joined the 2nd Battalion on 17 January 1917. His headstone inscription reads... He died for His King and His Country.

Commemorated on Page 47 of the Newfoundland Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information


Cemetery:

WINCHESTER (MAGDALEN HILL) CEMETERY
Hampshire, United Kingdom

Grave Reference:

Newfoundland Plot. 4.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

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