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DUCK, Gilbert Henry
Personal Details
| Service Number: | V13571 |
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| Enlisted: | 28 April 1941 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | General Hospitals - WW2 |
| Born: | Birregurra, Victoria, Australia, 8 December 1884 |
| Home Town: | Ivanhoe, Banyule, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Shearer and Cook |
| Died: | Ivanhoe, Victoria, Australia, March 1945, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Preston General Cemetery, Bundoora, Victoria A, Grave 1841 - no headstone |
| Memorials: |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 28 Apr 1941: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, V13571, General Hospitals - WW2 | |
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| 2 Feb 1942: | Discharged Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, V13571, General Hospitals - WW2 |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Daryl Jones
Husband of Elsie DUCK of 25 Green Street, Ivanhoe, Vic.
Gilbert enlisted for WWI service but was discharged at Broadmeadows 26 September 1916 on account of family reasons - he did not proceed overseas.
DUCK.—On March 14, at his residence, 25 Green Street, Ivanhoe, Gilbert Henry, beloved husband of Elsie Duck, aged 65 years.
Biography contributed by Ian Fox
Gilbert enlisted with the Australia Army [service number V13571] during WW2 and was 'taken on strength' within Australia in late April 1941. By early October, it was apparent that he was medically unfit [Myocarditis] and was discharged in February 1942.