Jul 28, 1892

Born in Coe Hill Ontario to George Washington and Agnes Rebecca (nee McCauley) Gilroy

Dec 21, 1914

Married to Daisy Bernice Roy in Stirling, Ontario

Mar 8, 1916

Attested into the 155^th Battalion in Stirling Ontario 

Ø      Number 636807

Ø      Next of kin given as Daisy Bernice Gilroy (wife) of Stirling Ontario

Ø      Previous occupation given as Laborer

Ø      No previous military experience given

Ø      Religion given as Presbyterian 

He had incorrectly given his birth year as 1893 on attestation

His brother John Gordon Gilroy had joined the same battalion a month earlier

Oct 18, 1916

Embarked the SS Northland at Halifax Nova Scotia

Oct 28, 1916

Disembarked at Liverpool England

Dec 8, 1916

TOS (Taken On Strength) the 154^th Battalion in Bramshott

Jan 28, 1917

Transferred to the 156^th Battalion in Witley

Feb 23, 1917

Admitted to hospital at Aldershot with a diagnosis that reads Parotiditis (a bacterial infection of the glands) and placed in isolation

Mar 19, 1917

Discharged from hospital to duty

Jul 23, 1917

Admitted to hospital at Bramshott with a diagnosis that reads VDG (Venereal Disease Gonorrhea)

Sep 17, 1917

Discharged from hospital to duty

Mar 8, 1918

Awarded the Good Conduct Badge

Mar 13, 1918

Transferred to the 6^th Reserve Battalion in Seaford

Apr 11, 1918

Transferred to the 21^st Battalion 

Arrived at the No. 2 CIBD (Canadian Infantry Base Depot) at Etaples, France and TOS 21^st Battalion

Apr 14, 1918

Left the CIBD for the reinforcement Camp

Apr 16, 1918

Joined the CC Rein C (Canadian Corps Reinforcement Camp) in Calonne Ricouart as part of a draft of 9 reinforcements destined to join the 21^st Battalion

Apr 21, 1918

Joined the 21^st Battalion in the support trenches at Neuville Vitasse

Aug 8, 1918

During the battalion’s advance on Marcelcave, Private Gilroy was killed in action and buried in the Toronto Cemetery, Demuin, France

Following the war the British War Medal, Victory Medal, Plaque (Dead Man’s Penny), Scroll and Memorial Cross were sent to his widow, Mrs. HJ Birmingham, 16 Dalkeith Ave., Hamilton, Ontario.  (She had remarried) 

A Memorial Cross was also sent to his mother, Mrs. GW Gilroy, Coe Hill, Ontario