John Thomas GIMBERT

GIMBERT, John Thomas

Service Number: 7245
Enlisted: Not yet discovered
Last Rank: Private
Last Unit: 3rd Infantry Battalion
Born: Wickham, New South Wales, Australia, 1894
Home Town: Not yet discovered
Schooling: Not yet discovered
Occupation: Dairy Hand
Died: Roma, Queensland, Australia, 11 May 1982, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery: Roma General Cemetery, Queensland
Plot info: 5446 Row: 99 South
Memorials: Wickham Public School Great War Honour Roll, Wickham St James' Anglican Church Honour Roll
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World War 1 Service

10 May 1917: Involvement Private, 7245, 3rd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '7' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Clan McGillivray embarkation_ship_number: A46 public_note: ''
10 May 1917: Embarked Private, 7245, 3rd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Clan McGillivray, Melbourne

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Biography contributed by Kerry Hockey

John Thomas Gimbert 

 


John Thomas was born in 189 at Wickham to Ephraim & Ellen Gimbert nee Grills.

John was the 6th child.

John enlisted 23 November 1916 at 

Regimental number-7245

Religion- Church of England

Occupation-Dairy Farmer 

Address- Bowravile, NSW

Marital status- Single

Age at embarkation-22 years

Next of kin- Mother Mrs Gimbert

Rank on enlistment-Private

Unit on enlistment-3rd Battalion, 24th Reinforcement.

Unit from nominal Roll- 1st Machine Gun Battalion. 

Regimental Number-7425

Fate-Returned to Australia, 22 June 1919.

 


John Thomas died 11th May 1982 at Roma Queensland & buried at Roma General Hospital.

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