Joseph GILLISAge: 24 years1893–1917
- Name
- Joseph GILLIS
- Hebrew
- יוסף גיליס
| Birth | 1893 (5653) 35 40 Sunderland, England - סנדרלנד, אנגליה |
| Death of a father | Yechezkel Charles Aharon GILLIS June 17, 1914 (Sivan 23, 5674) (Age 21 years) Sunderland, England - סונדרלנד, אנגליה |
| Death | April 24, 1917 (Iyar 2, 5677) (Age 24 years) Arras, France - ארס סקטור, צרפת - מלחמת העולם הראשונה Cause of death: Killed in Action |
| Address | City: Sunderland Country: England |
| Family with parents |
| father |
Yechezkel Charles Aharon GILLIS יחזקאל אהרון גיליס Birth: July 15, 1857 (Tamuz 23, 5617) 37 24 — Kretinga, Russia (Lithuania) Death: June 17, 1914 (Sivan 23, 5674) — Sunderland, England |
| mother |
Sheyna Sadie FRANKS שייטע פרנקס Birth: 1853 (5613) Death: August 29, 1937 (Elul 22, 5697) — Sunderland, England |
| elder brother |
David GILLIS דוד גיליס Birth: 1879 (5639) 21 26 — Kretinga, Russia (Lithuania) Death: November 27, 1933 (Kislev 9, 5694) — Sunderland, England |
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5 years elder sister |
Esther GILLIS אסתר גיליס Birth: 1883 (5643) 25 30 — Kretinga, Russia (Lithuania) Death: 1949 (5709) — Southport, England |
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3 years elder brother |
Solomon Avrom GILLIS שלום אברהם גיליס Birth: 1885 (5645) 27 32 Death: March 1, 1940 (Adar I 21, 5700) — Sunderland, England |
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2 years elder brother |
Bezalel Charles GILLIS בצלאל גיליס Birth: 1886 (5646) 28 33 Death: April 21, 1920 (Iyar 3, 5680) — Sunderland, England |
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2 years elder brother |
Eliezer (Lionel) GILLIS אליעזר גיליס Birth: February 12, 1888 (Shevat 30, 5648) 30 35 — Sunderland, England Death: November 1957 (Heshvan 5718) — Sunderland, England |
| sister |
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| elder brother |
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4 years himself |
Joseph GILLIS יוסף גיליס Birth: 1893 (5653) 35 40 — Sunderland, England Death: April 24, 1917 (Iyar 2, 5677) — Arras, France |
| Source | Norman Gillis - genealogical research |
| Source | Commonwealth War Graves Commission Publication: http://www.cwgc.org/debt_of_honour.asp?menuid=14 |
| Source | Harold Davis - genealogical research |
| Note | Killed in action in the Arras Sector (Second Battle of the Scarpe), April to May 1917, First World War (http://www.1914-1918.net/bat18.htm)
GILLIS, JOSEPH
Initials: J
Nationality: United Kingdom
Rank: Private
Regiment: Yorkshire Regiment
Unit Text: 4th Bn.
Age: 24
Date of Death: 23/04/1917
Service No: 235140
Additional information: Son of Sadie Gillis, of 7, Rectory Terrace, Sunderland, and the late
Charles Gillis.
Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead
Grave/Memorial Reference: Bay 5.
Cemetery: ARRAS MEMORIAL |