Thomas GILBERT

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Service Number:	966
Enlisted:	15 December 1914, Enlisted at Stawell
Last Rank:	Trooper
Last Unit:	13th Light Horse Regiment
Born:	Stawell, Victoria, Australia, 1892
Home Town:	Stawell, Northern Grampians, Victoria
Schooling:	State School Victoria, Australia
Occupation:	Not yet discovered
Died:	Died of wounds - multiple wounds to the body and legs, Gallipoli, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 16 November 1915
Cemetery:	Ari Burnu Cemetery, Gallipoli Row F, Grave 26 Headstone inscription reads: Nothing in my hands I bring simply to the cross I cling at rest, Ari Burnu Cemetery, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Stawell War Memorial

15 Dec 1914:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 966, 13th Light Horse Regiment, Enlisted at Stawell
10 Jul 1915:	Promoted AIF WW1, Trooper, 13th Light Horse Regiment, In the field
20 Aug 1915:	Involvement Private, 966, 13th Light Horse Regiment, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '3' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Kyarra embarkation_ship_number: A55 public_note: ''
20 Aug 1915:	Embarked Private, 966, 13th Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Kyarra, Melbourne
16 Nov 1915:	Involvement Trooper, 966, 13th Light Horse Regiment, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 966 awm_unit: 13th Australian Light Horse Regiment awm_rank: Trooper awm_died_date: 1915-11-16

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Son of Thomas Hoscking Gilbert and Louisa Gilbert of Napier Street, Stawell, Victoria. Brother of W.J. Gilbert, Mary Gilbert and Jean Gilbert

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal

Member of the Rifle Range