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GILBERT, George Gordon
Personal Details
Service Number: | 2374 |
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Enlisted: | 28 April 1915 |
Last Rank: | Private |
Last Unit: | 5th Infantry Battalion |
Born: | Small Heath, Birmingham, England, October 1897 |
Home Town: | Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria |
Schooling: | Small Heath Technical School, Birmingham, England |
Occupation: | Labourer |
Died: | Killed in Action, France, 22 August 1918 |
Cemetery: |
Cerisy-Gailly Military Cemetery Plot I, Row A, Grave No. 37. HE HAS COMFORTED OUR SORROWS AND WAS FAITHFUL UNTO DEATH |
Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
28 Apr 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2374, 5th Infantry Battalion | |
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16 Jul 1915: | Involvement Private, 2374, 5th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Demosthenes embarkation_ship_number: A64 public_note: '' | |
16 Jul 1915: | Embarked Private, 2374, 5th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Demosthenes, Melbourne |
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