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GIBBS, Bertrand Osmond Thorpe
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 1171 |
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| Enlisted: | 15 March 1915, Melbourne, Vic. |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 23rd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Northcote, Victoria, Australia, 1896 |
| Home Town: | Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Maldon State School, Longerenong Agricultural College, Victoria, Australia |
| Occupation: | Clerk (Lands Department) |
| Died: | Died while a Prisoner of War in German hands, France, 2 August 1916 |
| Cemetery: |
Caudry Old Communal Cemetery, Nord Pas de Calais, France, |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Ballarat Australian Ex-Prisoners of War Memorial, Maldon Holy Trinity Anglican Church Memorial Window and Honour Roll |
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World War 1 Service
| 15 Mar 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1171, 23rd Infantry Battalion, Melbourne, Vic. | |
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| 10 May 1915: | Involvement Private, 1171, 23rd Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '14' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Euripides embarkation_ship_number: A14 public_note: '' | |
| 10 May 1915: | Embarked Private, 1171, 23rd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Euripides, Melbourne | |
| 5 Sep 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1171, 23rd Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli | |
| 28 Jul 1916: | Imprisoned Battle for Pozières , Captured during the 2nd Division attack on Pozieres and died on 2 August 1916 while a POW in German hands (no details of cause of death). |
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