Private
Jonathan Joseph Gillespie
Military Details
Service Number: 28123
Regiment & Unit / Ship
2nd Border Regiment
Awards and Medals
The Victory Medal
The British War Medal, 1914-18
Enlistment Details
Residence at Enlistment
10 Rheda Terrace , Cleator Moor
Rank at Enlistment
Private
Battalion at Enlistment
2nd
Service Number at Enlistment
28123
Service History
Battalion War Diary Extract
The Italians entered the war on the Allied side, declaring war on Austria, in May 1915. Commonwealth forces were at the Italian front between November 1917 and November 1918. In March 1918, XIV Corps (the 7th, 23rd and 48th Divisions) relieved Italian troops on the front line between Asiago and Canove, the front being held by two divisions with one division in reserve on the plain
Personal Details
Date of Birth
July 1897
Place of Birth
Rowrah
Residence (Census)
10 Rheda Terrace , Cleator Moor
Parents
James & Elizabeth Gillespie
Siblings
Joseph J , John T Branthwaite (step brother)
Death and Memorial
Date of Death
9th August 1918
Age at Death
21
Circumstances of Death
killed in Action
Theater of Action
Italy
Regiment at Death
Border Regiment
Battalion/Vessel at Death
2nd
Rank at Death
Private
Buried or Commemorated at
BOSCON BRITISH CEMETERY
Italy
Grave Position: Plot 2. Row D. Grave 3.
Private Memorial: St Johns War Memorial
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