TREBILCO, Herbert John
| Service Number: | 6875 |
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| Enlisted: | 9 October 1916, Brisbane |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 15th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Melbourne, Victoria, Australia , 1883 |
| Home Town: | Malvern, Stonnington, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Armadale State School, Victoria, Australia |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Warneton, Belgium, 3 July 1917 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Menin Gate Memorial, Ypres, Flanders, Belgium |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Malvern St George's Anglican Church Honour Roll, Menin Gate Memorial (Commonwealth Memorial to the Missing of the Ypres Salient) |
World War 1 Service
| 9 Oct 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 6875, 15th Infantry Battalion, Brisbane | |
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| 17 Nov 1916: | Involvement Private, 6875, 15th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '11' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Kyarra embarkation_ship_number: A55 public_note: '' | |
| 17 Nov 1916: | Embarked Private, 6875, 15th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Kyarra, Brisbane | |
| 3 Jul 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 6875, 15th Infantry Battalion, Battle of Messines |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Elizabeth Allen
Herbert John was born as TREBILCOCK but was known by the surname TREBILCO
His parents were Thomas TREBILCOCK and Emma MARTIN
He enlisted in Brisbane on 9th October, 1916 and embarked with the 15th Battalion, 22nd reinforcements on the ship HMAT Kyarra from Brisbane on 17th November, 1916
Herbert was reported missing in action & later as Killed in Action on 3rd July, 1917 at Warneton in the battle of Messines - he has no known grave as after the battle his body was never recovered
His name is memorialised on the Australian War Memorial and the Ypres, Menin Gate Memorial
Medals: British War Medal & the Victory Medal.
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IN MEMORIAM
THY WILL BE DONE
TREBILCO - In fond memory of my loving Brother and Companion, Private Herbert Trevilco, who was killed at Warneton, Belgium on July 3, 1917
"Eternal honour give - hail and farewell
To those who died in that full splendour of heroic pride
that we might live" (Ernest. Horsham)
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