We remember William Simon Gillanders

We remember William Simon Gillanders

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Timeline

Timeline

1881
birth Darfield New Zealand Source:8806792 3rd June 1881
1916
marriage Mary Ann Reed Source:8806792 3rd October 1916
1917
dates Age 36 Source:8802334 24th September 1917
1917
service New Zealand Expeditionary Force Rifleman 55050 New Zealand Infantry J Company Source:8872455 24th September 1917
employment Sheep Farmer Self Cotswold, Omihi New Zealand Source:8806792
location 1 Rugby Street, Christchurch. New Zealand their own address Source:8802334
1917
death Killed in a tragic accident at Bere Ferrers Railway station with nine other New Zealand soldiers when hit by the London to Plymouth express train. Bere Ferrers, Devon United Kingdom Source:7973945 Source:8811904 Source:8802334 24th September 1917
burial Plymouth (efford) Cemetery CWGC Cemetery/Memorial Devon United Kingdom General C. 4273. Source:7973945

Details

Details

Names
TypeName
First Names William Simon
Initials WS
Last Name Gillanders
Source 7973945
Gender
GenderSource
Male
Locations
AddressCountryTypeDateSource
1 Rugby Street, Christchurch. New Zealand their own address
Contribution

Military Service

Military Service
ServiceNumberUnitSectionRankSource
New Zealand Expeditionary Force 55050 New Zealand Infantry J Company Rifleman
Family
Parents
NameRelationshipDatesSource
May Gillanders mother
Hector Gillanders father
Spouse
NameRelationshipDatesSource
Mary Ann Reed wife 3rd October 1916
Religion
DateReligionSource
Presbyterian - inc Church of Scotland

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Communities

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Evidence

Evidence

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Official Records

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Online Cenotaph: New Zealand Expeditionary Force
Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC) Casualty Records Transcription Anne23518
New Zealand WW1 Soldiers Transcription Anne23518
England & Wales deaths 1837-2007 Transcription Deborah102878

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In Memory Ian24080
The Grave Ian24080
Private William Simon Gillanders Ian24080
Bere Ferrers Station Ian24080
Bere Ferrers War Memorial Ian24080

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