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GILBERT, Auburn
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 93 |
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| Enlisted: | 23 August 1914 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 47th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Maclean NSW Australia, 1890 |
| Home Town: | Maclean, Clarence Valley, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Maclean Public School |
| Occupation: | Blacksmith |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Messines Belgium, 7 June 1917 |
| Cemetery: |
Messines Ridge British Cemetery, Flanders Plot III, Row F, Grave No. 23, Messines Ridge British Cemetery, Messines, Flanders, Belgium |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Maclean Public School Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 23 Aug 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 93, 47th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 24 Sep 1914: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 93, 9th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Omrah embarkation_ship_number: A5 public_note: '' | |
| 24 Apr 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 93, 9th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli | |
| 7 Jun 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 93, 47th Infantry Battalion, Battle of Messines, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 93 awm_unit: 47th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1917-06-07 |
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