Robert
Gillam
Born in Melbourne, Victoria (Australia)
Son of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Husband of
Elizabeth Emma (Sherriff) Gillam
— married
1924 in Victoria, Australia
[children unknown]
Died [date unknown]
[location unknown]
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Biography
Robert Gillam was born in the Colony of Victoria (1851-1900)
Robert Gillam was born on 23rd February 1900 in Melbourne, Victoria (Australia). [1]
Robert married Elizabeth Sherriff in 1924 in Victoria. [2]
Robert Gillam is a Military Veteran.
Served in the Second Australian Imperial Force 1940-1945
2/1st Mobile Printing Unit
Served in the Second Australian Imperial Force 1940-1945
2/1st Mobile Printing Unit
On 5th June 1940, Robert enlisted in the Second Australian Imperial Force, his nation's all-volunteer expeditionary force for the Second World War. Elizabeth Gillam was listed as his next-of-kin. [3] He was posted to the 2/1st Mobile Printing Unit, with whom he attained the senior non-commissioned rank of Sergeant and served in the Middle East. The Australian War Memorial holds a canvas covered album containing information on the 33 members of the 2/1st Mobile printing Unit, dated circa 1942 in the Middle East. [4]
His final posting was to the Land Headquarters Printing Press with the senior non-commissioned rank of Staff Sergeant. He was demobilised on 20th January 1944. [3]
Sources
- ↑ Victoria Birth Index #/1900
- ↑ Victoria Marriage Index #3100/1924
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Department of Veterans' Affairs nominal roll: VX22597 Staff Sergeant Robert Gillam; accessed 1 Feb 2024
- ↑ Australian War Memorial: 'A small red canvas covered album of 76 pages containing 33 individual portraits of the members of ...' Accession #P11650; accessed 31 Jan 2024
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