Roy Dunsmure Gilfillan

(Confirmed)

Born: 24 August, 1889

Died: 23 June, 1915

Biographical Summary:

Ship's purser who died at sea on 23 June 1915.  It is most likely that he was on board SS Morinda on which he was serving in January 1915.  The ship, which had a Commonwealth mail contract, had left Sydney on 9 June 1915 for ports in then Papua and New Guinea, including Rabaul where the Australian Naval and Military Expeditionary Force was based.  [JSB]

Ranks:

• Held rank of Private
• Held rank of Corporal
• Held rank of Sergeant
• Held rank of Company Quartermaster Sergeant

Birth Records:

• 24 August, 1889 in North Sydney, NSW, Australia

Death Records:

• Died at sea
• 23 June, 1915 in At sea

Address:

• Wardie 25 Queen Street Mosman NSW Australia

Relationships:

• father - Thomas Lewis Gilfillan
• mother - Emily Stewart Dunsmure

Main Sources:

• Death Notice (Newspaper Article)

Commemorations:

• Gillfillan on the Warringah Bowling Club Roll of Honor
• R.A. on the St Clement's Anglican Church World War 1 Memorial Plaques