Great War Dundee
This is Dundee's story of those that served in the First World War, and of the people left at home
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Edgar Burns Gillespie
Military Information
- Date of enlistment: 28.03.1917
- Place of enlistment:
- Service no: 50831
- Rank: Gunner
- Service Occupation:
- Awards:
- Regiment/Service: New Zealand Field Artillery
- Unit/Ship: 9th Battery
- Place of Death: Dundee War Hospital
- Age at Death: 37
- Date of Death: 27.11.1918
- Burial Country: Scotland
- Cemetery: Dundee (Balgay) Cemetery
- Grave/Mem Ref no: DD.4.113.
Personal Information
- Date of Birth:
- Place of Birth:
- Address: Dominion Hotel, Timaru, New Zealand
- Occupation: Accountant
- Mother:
Ellen Gillespie, Gillespie’s Line, Palmerston North, New Zealand
- Father:
John Gillespie, Gillespie’s Line, Palmerston North, New Zealand
- Siblings:
- Spouse:
- Children:
More about Edgar Burns Gillespie
Edgar is not listed on the original Dundee Roll of Honour. For more information on Edgar, visit his Service Record.
Edgar Burns Gillespie 50831 New Zealand Field Artillery
GILLESPIE―Died at War Hospital, Dundee, 27th November 1918, Gunner Edgar Burns Gillespie, New Zealand Field Artillery, fourth son of John Gillespie, Gillespie’s Line, Palmerston North, New Zealand, and nephew of Andrew Gillespie, 47 Kinloch Street, Carnoustie.
Dundee Courier 7th December 1918
Information supplied by Gary Thomson, additional information kindly supplied by Michael Caldwell
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