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GUBBINS, William
Personal Details
| Service Numbers: | 1741, 1630 |
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| 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. | |
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| 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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