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Son of Lewis Vincent and Elizabeth Giblin.

THE HUMAN-HEARTED MAN WE LOVED

Born in Tasmania. Educated at Hutchins School, Hobart, Tasmania. Engaged on missionary and research work (linguistic) for some years in British New Guinea (Papua). Entered Melbourne University and later, Sydney University as a medical student. Qualified, and intending to specialise as a children's doctor, came to England. Entered Queen's Hospital for Children, Bethnal Green. A few days before the war began, completed six month's service as Assistant House Surgeon. Volunteered for foreign service on the Sunday before the declaration of war.

GIBLIN - In memory of Captain Eric Louis GIBLIN, R.A.M.C., killed at the Battle of Loos, in France September 28, 1915.

"Greater love hath no man than this that a man lay down his life for his friends."

Inserted by his loving mother and step father.

A cablegram has been received announcing the death  in France, on September 28, of  aptain E. L. Giblin, son of the late Mr. Lewis Vincent Giblin and Mrs. W. F.  Pretyman, Lodington, Glenorchy. The deceased, who  was unmarried, was a native of Hobart, and about 35  years of age. He left Hobart five or six years ago to  study medicine at the Sydney University, and obtained  his M.D. degree. About twelve months ago he went to  London, and spent about six months in the Queen's  Hospital, when he volunteered for the front, and  received a commission in the R.A.M.C., 24th London Territorials. Prior to going to the front he trained the  stretcher-bearers belonging to his regiment. The  regiment won many honours in France, and Captain  Giblin, in his letters, said he was proud to belong to it. He was killed while tending the wounded in the  trenches in the recent big battle.

Mrs. W. F. Pretyman, of Lodington, Glenorchy, has  received the following letter from Lieut.-Colonel  Simpson, Headquarters 24th London Regt., France,  with reference to the death of her son. Captain E. L. Giblin, R.A.M.C. - "I cannot say how very sorry I am to have to say that your son was killed this morning. You will, doubtless, have been notified by the War Office  before this. He was killed instantly while waking  between our regimental aid post and a field ambulance
nearby. You will see also by the papers that we had  just started a grear fight to get through the Germans  south of La Baissée and by Loos. It was in front of the  latter place he died. He was taken to Norux-les-Mines,  and there buried in a cemetery for British officers and  men.
I am, personally, very upset at losing him, and so are  we all. He had proved himself such a splendid fellow,  and was the very best of friends with us all. Of his  devotion to duty I cannot speak too highly no amount  of hard work, or of danger, was too much for him. I  sympathise with you deeply in your loss, and I regret  bitterly the loss of a life that was very valuable. If  there is any information you would like, please write to me. I have to be brief at the moment."