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GILLIES Forbes 2/Lt
Catalogue reference: SKR/DAT/IP/20664
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- SKR/DAT/IP/20664
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Title (The name of the record)
- GILLIES Forbes 2/Lt
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Date (When the record was created)
- 2000-2024
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Description (What the record is about)
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Surname: GILLIES;
Forename(s): Forbes;
Initials: F;
Rank: 2/Lt;
MGC Branch: Infantry;
MGC Unit: 89 Coy;
How killed: KIA;
Where: France;
When killed: 27-Aug-1916;
Other Data: war diary - arrived and went into the line 26/8/1916
killed when shell hit uncompleted officers dug-out;Other Notes: GILLIES, Second Lieutenant, FORBES, 89th Bn. Machine Gun Corps (Inf). 27th August 1916. Age 31. Son of George Gillies, of 67, Adelaide Rd., Dublin. II. D. 20. Gorre British and Indian Cemetery - Pas De Calais, France.;
Related National Archives files: WO339/34464;
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- Vickers MG Collection & Research Association
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Language (The language of the record)
- English
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Creator(s) (The creator of the record)
- Graham Sacker
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- 1 digital record
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SKR/DAT/IP
Machine Gun Corps Database
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This record is held at Vickers MG Collection & Research Association
Within the fonds: SKR.2025.11
Machine Gun Corps Database Collection
Within the series: SKR/DAT/IP
Machine Gun Corps Database
Within the file: SKR/DAT/IP
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