GIMBERT, Martin Bernard
| Service Number: | NX151367 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 17 February 1943 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 2nd/5th Field Ambulance |
| Born: | Surrey Hills, New South Wales, Australia, 20 June 1916 |
| Home Town: | Not yet discovered |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Shearer |
| Died: | Padstow, New South Wales, Australia, 24 January 1980, aged 63 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Rookwood Cemeteries & Crematorium, New South Wales Remembrance Garden, Rookwood NSW |
| Memorials: |
World War 2 Service
| 17 Feb 1943: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, NX151367, 2nd/5th Field Ambulance | |
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| 30 May 1946: | Discharged Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, NX151367, 2nd/5th Field Ambulance |
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Martin Bernard Gimbert
Martin was born 20 June 1916 at Surrey Hills NSW, his parents were Alfred George & Catherine Anastasia Gimbert nee Brennan.
Martin was the seventh of nine children.
Martin married Joyce Gertrude Clarke in 1947 at Tamworth NSW.
Martin died 24 January 1980 at Padstow NSW & was placed in the Memorial Garden Rookwood Cemetery NSW
Enlisted—4/12/1941
Enlisted- Tamworth NSW
Martin enlisted in 14th Australian Field Regiment
Enlisted - Port Moresby New Guinea
Rank- Private
Service number-NX151367
Age 29 yrs & 3 mths
Date of enlistment-17th February 1943
Next of Kin - Alfred George Gimbert.
Occupation- Shearer
Served in New Guinea—25/6/1942—25/1/1944
Served in Borneo—25/5/1945–25/1/1946
Unit at Discharge—2/5 Aust. Fed. Amb.
*To see more of Martin’s War Record NAA (National Archives of Australia)