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FILMER, Gilbert Stevens
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 6271 |
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| Enlisted: | 10 April 1916, Blackboy Hill, Western Australia |
| Last Rank: | Lance Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 28th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Hamley Beach, South Australia, February 1882 |
| Home Town: | Katanning, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Belgium, 20 September 1917 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Menin Gate Memorial, Ypres, Flanders, Belgium |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Glenelg Congregational Church Roll of Honor, Kings Park Western Australia State War Memorial, Woodanilling War Memorial, Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 10 Apr 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 6271, Blackboy Hill, Western Australia | |
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| 29 Dec 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 6271, 28th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '16' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Persic embarkation_ship_number: A34 public_note: '' | |
| 29 Dec 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 6271, 28th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Persic, Fremantle | |
| 20 Sep 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 6271, 28th Infantry Battalion, Menin Road, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 6271 awm_unit: 28 Battalion awm_rank: Lance Corporal awm_died_date: 1917-09-20 |
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