William GUBBINS

GUBBINS, William

Service Numbers: 1741, 1630
Enlisted: 31 December 1914, Melbourne, Vic.
Last Rank: Private
Last Unit: 8th Infantry Battalion
Born: Portarlington, Victoria, Australia, 1892
Home Town: Port Melbourne, Port Phillip, Victoria
Occupation: Labourer

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World War 1 Service

31 Dec 1914: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1741, 8th Infantry Battalion, Melbourne, Vic.
14 Apr 1915: Involvement Private, 1741, 8th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Wiltshire embarkation_ship_number: A18 public_note: ''
14 Apr 1915: Embarked Private, 1741, 8th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Wiltshire, Melbourne
26 May 1915: Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1741, 8th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli
6 Aug 1915: Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1741, 8th Infantry Battalion, The August Offensive - Lone Pine, Suvla Bay, Sari Bair, The Nek and Hill 60 - Gallipoli
23 Jul 1916: Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1741, 8th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières
14 Aug 1916: Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1741, 8th Infantry Battalion, Mouquet Farm
4 May 1917: Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1741, 8th Infantry Battalion, Bullecourt (Second)
20 Sep 1917: Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1741, 8th Infantry Battalion, Menin Road
19 Jan 1918: Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 1st Division Headquarters, Belgium (Also allocated SN 1630).
14 Apr 1918: Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1630, 1st Division Headquarters, German Spring Offensive 1918
30 Jun 1918: Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 8th Infantry Battalion, Belgium
8 Aug 1918: Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1630, 8th Infantry Battalion, The Battle of Amiens
18 Sep 1918: Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1630, 8th Infantry Battalion, Breaching the Hindenburg Line - Cambrai / St Quentin Canal
29 Jun 1919: Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 1630, 8th Infantry Battalion, RTA 9 March 1919 for discharge.

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