Volunteers of Essendon and Flemington, 1914-1918
Sergeant Norman Gillies of the Central Flying School, in CFS uniform.
Gillies N Pte 3777 Norman AFC 33 Motor mechanic Married Pres
Address: Kensington, Barnett St, 86
Next of Kin: Gillies, Gladys Florence Elsie, Mrs, wife, Campbell's Creek
Enlisted: 2 Oct 1918
Embarked: A36 Boonah 22 Oct 1918 (Adelaide)
Prior Service: Central Flying School, 3½ years
Gillies attempted to enlist in March 1915, prior to the crisis at Gallipoli. He spent three and a half years at the Central Flying School, Laverton before finally enlisting in the Australian Flying Corps in 1918. He most likely had to get permission to enlist, probably having spent his time at Laverton training mechanics.
Ultima and Chillingollah Star, 12 March 1915
See Troopship-Boonah-and-the-1919-influenza-epidemic
Also HMT-Boonah-quarantined-at-Torrens-Island,-1919 Photos from Norman Gillies.
War Service Commemorated