STALKER, Gilbert
| Service Number: | 1888 |
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| Enlisted: | 4 October 1915 |
| Last Rank: | Driver |
| Last Unit: | 15th Field Artillery Brigade |
| Born: | Blackford, Perthshire, Scotland, June 1884 |
| Home Town: | Strathalbyn, Alexandrina, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Trinity Gask, Perthshire, Scotland |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Meningitis, Isolation Hospital, Salisbury, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom, 31 December 1916 |
| Cemetery: |
Trinity Gask Parish Churchyard Trinity Gask Parish Churchyard, Scotland, United Kingdom |
| Memorials: | Adelaide National War Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
World War 1 Service
| 4 Oct 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1888, 9th Light Horse Regiment | |
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| 5 Jan 1916: | Involvement Private, 1888, 9th Light Horse Regiment, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '2' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Afric embarkation_ship_number: A19 public_note: '' | |
| 5 Jan 1916: | Embarked Private, 1888, 9th Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Afric, Melbourne | |
| 1 Apr 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Driver, 5th Division Artillery | |
| 26 Oct 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Driver, 15th Field Artillery Brigade | |
| 31 Dec 1916: | Involvement Driver, 1888, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 1888 awm_unit: 15th Australian Field Artillery Brigade awm_rank: Driver awm_died_date: 1916-12-31 |
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The summary below was completed by Cathy Sedgwick – Facebook “WW1 Australian War Graves in England/UK
Died on this date - 31st December.......Driver Gilbert Stalker was born at Blackford, Perthshire, Scotland in mid-1884. He came to Australia in 1913 & enlisted in the Australian Imperial Force (A.I.F.) on 4th October, 1915 as a 31 year old, married, Labourer from Strathalbyn, South Australia.
Driver Stalker was posted in Egypt for around 6 months then sent to England where he was transferred to 15th F.A.B. (Field Artillery Brigade) on 26th October, 1916.
Driver Stalker was sent sick to Sutton Veny Hospital, Wiltshire on 18th December, 1916. He died on 31st December, 1916 at Isolation Hospital, Salisbury, Wiltshire from Meningitis.
Driver Gilbert Stalker was buried privately on 4th January, 1917 in Trinity Gask Parish Churchyard, Scotland – north of foot path leading to Church door and has a Commonwealth War Graves Commission headstone.
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