Roy Nelson PILLOW

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Service Number:	14061
Enlisted:	6 August 1915, Melbourne
Last Rank:	Cadet
Last Unit:	Australian Flying Corps (AFC)
Born:	Geelong, Victoria, Australia, 18 December 1894
Home Town:	Geelong, Greater Geelong, Victoria
Schooling:	Newtown & Flinders State Schools, Geelong College & Melbourne University, Victoria, Australia
Occupation:	Medical Student
Died:	Accidental (Injuries), Leighterton, United Kingdom, 24 August 1918, aged 23 years
Cemetery:	Leighterton Church Cemetery, Gloucestershire, England Leighterton Church Cemetery, Leighterton, Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Geelong College WW1 Roll of Honour

6 Aug 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 14061, 3rd Australian Casualty Clearing Station, Melbourne
5 Jun 1916:	Involvement Private, 14061, 3rd Australian Casualty Clearing Station, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '23' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Borda embarkation_ship_number: A30 public_note: ''
5 Jun 1916:	Embarked Private, 14061, 3rd Australian Casualty Clearing Station, HMAT Borda, Sydney
24 Aug 1918:	Involvement 14061, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 14061 awm_unit: 7th Squadron Australian Flying Corps awm_rank: Cadet awm_died_date: 1918-08-24
24 Aug 1918:	Involvement AIF WW1, Cadet, 14061, Australian Flying Corps (AFC)

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Roy Nelson PILLOW was born in Geelong, Victoria on 18th December, 1894

His parents were Henry PILLOW & Harriet Amelia FAIRMAN

He died of accidental injuries in an aircraft accident at Leighterton, England on 24th August, 1918 and is buried in the Leighterton Church Cemetery

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His brother Henry (Harry) Fenton PILLOW (SN 568) died of wounds during WW1 on 18th August, 1918