Personal Number: Rank: Lieutenant Name: J GILLIAT Unit: 1 Irish Guards GSM & Clasp: GSM, Palestine Clasp 1936 - 1939 TNA Reference: WO 100/503
Casualty Major GILLIAT, JOHN Service Number 63033 Died 18/06/1944 Aged 30 Irish Guards Son of John Francis Grey Gilliat and Lilian Florence Maud Gilliat, of Sunningdale, Berkshire. Buried at BROOKWOOD CEMETERY Location: Surrey, United Kingdom Cemetery/memorial reference: St. Chad's Avenue, Grave 209123. See cemetery plan
Personal Number: 63033 Rank: Major Name: John GILLIAT Unit: Irish Guards London Gazette : 29 May 1934 https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/34054/page/3416/data.pdf The undermentioned 2nd Lts. to be Lts. : — FOOT GUARDS. I. G'ds.—John GILLIAT (late Cadet Under- Offr., Eton Coll. Contgt., Jun. Div., O.T.C.) to be 2nd Lt. 30th May 1934. London Gazette : 31 January 1936 https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/34251/page/672/data.pdf The undermentioned officers, from Supp. Res. of Off., to be 2nd Lts. 31st Jan. 1936 : — I. G'ds.— 2nd Lt. John GILLIAT, I. G'ds. London Gazette : 4 July 1939 https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/34642/page/4573/data.pdf 5th Bn. Leicester R.—Lt. J. Gilliat, I. G'ds., to be temp. Adjt. and is granted the local rank of Capt. whilst so empld. 21st Apr. 1939 London Gazette : 12 October 1939 https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/34707/supplement/6857/data.pdf Leicester R.— (Lt. (local Capt.) J. Gilliat, I. G'ds., vacates the appt. of temp. Adjt. 14th Aug. 1939.