WRIGHT, Gilbert Herbert
| Service Number: | 3146 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 33rd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Not yet discovered |
| Home Town: | Inverell, Inverell, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 23 August 1918, age not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Bray Vale British Cemetery, Bray-sur-Somme Bray Vale British Cemetery, Bray-sur-Somme, Picardie, France, Heath Cemetery, Harbonnieres, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Gilgai War Memorial, Inverell & District Memorial Olympic Pool WW1 Honour Roll, Inverell Kurrajong Parade Avenue of Honour, Inverell War Memorial |
World War 1 Service
| 10 May 1917: | Involvement Private, 3146, 36th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '17' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Benalla embarkation_ship_number: A24 public_note: '' | |
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| 10 May 1917: | Embarked Private, 3146, 36th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Benalla, Sydney | |
| 22 Aug 1918: | Involvement Private, 3146, 33rd Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 3146 awm_unit: 33rd Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1918-08-22 |
Country Boy
Gilbert was born in U.K and one of six brothers and two sisters, their parents came to Australia in 1910 bringing six brothers to live in the country town of Inverell NSW. His father William fought in the Boar War. His five brothers also fought in WW1 with him and they were wounded many times, he was killed in action on 22 August 1918 in France.
I am his niece who never knew him, he was my fathers younger brother, but he will always be in our hearts lying asleep a long way from his homeland Australia.
His family never stopped loving him and only one brother returned to see his grave unfortunately. He has had neices visit and pay their respect and we wish one day somehow we would be able to bring him home
Lest We Forget.
Submitted 26 April 2018 by Valma Patfield
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