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GILBERT, William Ernest
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 4317 |
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| Enlisted: | 9 August 1915, Claremont, Tas. |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 12th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Glenorchy, Tasmania, Australia, 1880 |
| Home Town: | Hobart, Tasmania |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 19 August 1916 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Glenorchy State School Roll of Honour, Hobart Roll of Honour, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France) |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 9 Aug 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 4317, 12th Infantry Battalion, Claremont, Tas. | |
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| 5 Jan 1916: | Involvement Private, 4317, 12th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Afric embarkation_ship_number: A19 public_note: '' | |
| 5 Jan 1916: | Embarked Private, 4317, 12th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Afric, Melbourne | |
| 19 Aug 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 4317, 12th Infantry Battalion, Mouquet Farm |
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