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GAUTBY, Gilbert Richard
Personal Details
| Service Number: | NX21396 |
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| Enlisted: | 24 May 1940 |
| Last Rank: | Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | 2nd/17th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Leeds, England, 27 June 1905 |
| Home Town: | Glenmore Park, Penrith Municipality, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
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Service History
World War 2 Service
| 24 May 1940: | Enlisted Private, NX21396, 2nd/17th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 24 May 1940: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Sergeant, NX21396 | |
| 13 Sep 1940: | Promoted Lance Corporal, 2nd/17th Infantry Battalion, at Bathurst Camp, NSW | |
| 8 Oct 1941: | Wounded Lance Corporal, NX21396, 2nd/17th Infantry Battalion, Siege of Tobruk, Concussion & scalp wound. | |
| 10 Jul 1942: | Involvement Lance Corporal, NX21396, 2nd/17th Infantry Battalion, El Alamein | |
| 11 Jul 1942: | Promoted Corporal, 2nd/17th Infantry Battalion, Acting | |
| 3 Sep 1942: | Promoted Sergeant, 2nd/17th Infantry Battalion, Confirmed | |
| 9 Jul 1945: | Discharged Sergeant, NX21396, 2nd/17th Infantry Battalion | |
| Date unknown: | Discharged Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Sergeant, NX21396 | |
| Date unknown: | Involvement Sergeant, NX21396, 2nd/17th Infantry Battalion |
Personal Stories
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WIA Tobruk