Auburn GILBERT

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Service Number:	93
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 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

23 Aug 1914:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 93, 47th Infantry Battalion
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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