GILLIES' BROTHERS, WILLIAM AND LORRIE, AND FAMILY

c. 1915
Overview

1 Sepia print and 1 B/W print mounted on taupe mat and surrounded with patriotic and Western Australian symbols: Union Jack and Australian flag, spider orchids, Geraldton wax, wattle, kangaroo paws. (a) Studio portrait of William Gillies in army uniform with bandolier and leather leggings, seated casually on a piece of balustrading. Standing next to him, in uniform with hat and haversack, hands behind his back, is his brother Lorrie Gillies. Handwritten on the rear [Sitting - William Clifford Gillies - killed in France - World War I/ Standing - Cornelius Lorraine Gillies (Lorrie) - fought in France/ (b) Image of the other members of the Gillies' family: Irene Gillies on left, father William John Gillies, Raymond Gillies seated, mother Elizabeth Gillies and younger boys seated on the edge of the verandah - Robert Gillies on the left and Hector Gillies. Handwritten on the rear: [GILLIES FAMILY - * photographed at home - corner of Smythe & Abedare/ Rds, Shenton Park (now next to corner, Abedare Rd as at/ year 2003)/ * Photo taken about 1915 - when 2 elder sons Lorrie/ and Cliff at war in France/ Standing - Irene (died about 1933), William Gillies (died about 1939), Elizabeth Gillies (nee Pendlebury)(died 1942)/ Sitting in chair - Ray/ Sitting on verandah - Robert (Bert), Hector - Robert died in 2002 aged 96 yrs].

Historical information

Cornelius Stanley Lorraine Gillies was born in Melbourne in 1893 and moved to Claremont when he was about 9 years old with his father, William - a monumental mason - and his mother Elizabeth Gillies (nee Pendleberry). At age 22, Lorrie, as he was commonly known, enlisted as Lawrence Gillies (7159) 13th Field Company Engineers. On his retrurn to WA, he and a fellow AIF soldier, Harry Wales, established the Returned Soldiers' Monumental Works at Karrakatta and worked building war memorials throughout the state. He married Ivy Gunn of Cottesloe. William Clifford (known as Bill or Cliff) Gillies, a fireman, enlisted at age 20 as a driver for the Field Artillery Brigade. He met up with his brother Lorrie in France in WWI.

Details

Details

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cwa-org-28--14-57-a,b
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Last modified
Sunday, 8 February, 2026
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