Charles Albert Ernest GILBERT

GILBERT, Charles Albert Ernest

Service Number: 2932
Enlisted: 21 September 1915, Broadmeadows, Vic.
Last Rank: Lance Corporal
Last Unit: 14th Infantry Battalion
Born: St Leonards, Victoria, Australia, 1896
Home Town: Not yet discovered
Schooling: Not yet discovered
Occupation: Labourer
Memorials: Portarlington War Memorial, St Leonards Great War Honor Roll
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World War 1 Service

21 Sep 1915: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2932, 14th Infantry Battalion, Broadmeadows, Vic.
27 Sep 1915: Involvement Private, 2932, 14th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '11' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Hororata embarkation_ship_number: A20 public_note: ''
27 Sep 1915: Embarked Private, 2932, 14th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Hororata, Melbourne
8 Aug 1916: Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2932, 14th Infantry Battalion, Mouquet Farm
11 Apr 1917: Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2932, 14th Infantry Battalion, Bullecourt (First)
7 Jun 1917: Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2932, 14th Infantry Battalion, Battle of Messines
31 Jan 1918: Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 2932, 14th Infantry Battalion, Gassed while in front lines near Ypres (Hessian Wood). Evacuated to England. Rejoined unit 15 July 1918.
8 Aug 1918: Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 2932, 14th Infantry Battalion, The Battle of Amiens, SW to left foot. Rejoined unit 13 September 1918.
18 Sep 1918: Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2932, 14th Infantry Battalion, Breaching the Hindenburg Line - Cambrai / St Quentin Canal
3 Oct 1918: Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 14th Infantry Battalion, France
18 Jul 1919: Discharged AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 2932, 14th Infantry Battalion, RTA 28 March 1919 for discharge.

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