NONMUS, Gilbert Brierly
| Service Number: | 2856 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 42nd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Woodford, Qld., 15 July 1885 |
| Home Town: | Woodford, Moreton Bay, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Sawmiller |
| Died: | 8 March 1966, aged 80 years, cause of death not yet discovered, place of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Buderim Lawn Cemetery - Crematorium & Memorial Gardens |
| Memorials: | Buderim Mountain Roll of Honour |
World War 1 Service
| 23 Dec 1916: | Involvement Private, 2856, 42nd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '18' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Demosthenes embarkation_ship_number: A64 public_note: '' | |
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| 23 Dec 1916: | Embarked Private, 2856, 42nd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Demosthenes, Sydney |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Robert Kearney
NONMUS, Gilbert Brierly. No. 2856, 42nd Battalion. Born and educated at Woodford. The son of the late Alfred Nonmus and Sarah Catherine Nonmus, of Woodford. Enlisted September 9th, 1916, and embarked 24th December, 1916, for England, per S.S. “Demosthenes.” Arrived in England, and went to Salisbury Plain to complete his training. Left for France July, 1917, was wounded at Ypres, and sent to hospital at Bayeul, thence to Etaples. Subsequently went to Colchester, England, to recuperate. Pronounced medically unfit, returned home, and discharged on 16th June, 1919, after spending 12 months in Rosemount Hospital. - Biographical information (from ‘Queenslanders who fought in the Great War’):
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