Regimental number | 2153 |
Place of birth | Port Pirie, South Australia |
School | Burke Road Public School, Broken Hill, New South Wales |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Labourer |
Address | Frieburg Hotel, Broken Hill, New South Wales |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 23 |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Edith Gilbert, Frieburg Hotel, Broken Hill, New South Wales |
Enlistment date | |
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 10th Battalion, 6th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/27/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A30 Borda on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Lance Corporal |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 50th Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Noreuil, France |
Age at death | 25.5 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 25 |
Place of burial | Noreuil Australian Cemetery (Special Memorial, B, 3), France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 150 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: George and Edith GILBERT, 198 Pill Street, Railway Town, Broken Hill, New South Wales. Commemorated in Mitcham Cemetery, Adelaide, South Australia. |
Family/military connections | Brother: 2154 Pte George Clayton GILBERT, 10th Bn, returned to Australia, 2 January 1919. |