Regimental number | 26377 |
Place of birth | Motucka, Nelson, New Zealand |
School | State School, Motucka, Nelson, New Zealand |
Age on arrival in Australia | 25 |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Warehouseman |
Address | 25 Campbell Street, Milsons Point, Sydney, New South Wales |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 28 |
Next of kin | Father, H E Gilbert, Postmaster, Rotorua, New Zealand |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Marrickville, New South Wales |
Rank on enlistment | Gunner |
Unit name | Reinforcement 8 |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 13/33/3 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A47 Mashobra on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Gunner |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 1st Field Artillery Brigade |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Zonnebeke, Belgium |
Age at death | 29 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 29 |
Place of burial | The Huts Cemetery (Plot XII, Row B, Grave No. 8), Dickebusch, Belgium |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 11 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Henry and Emma GILBERT, 43 Crescent Road, Khandallah, Wellington, New Zealand. Native of Motnuka, Nelson, New Zealand |
Family/military connections | Nil |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |