Regimental number | 1342 |
Date of birth | |
Place of birth | Crystal Brook, South Australia |
Occupation | Iron moulder |
Address | Crystal Brook, South Australia |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 22 |
Height | 5' 9" |
Weight | 156 lbs |
Next of kin | Father, Walter Gilbert, Crystal Brook, South Australia |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Oaklands, South Australia |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 10th Battalion, 2nd Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/27/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A46 Clan Macgillivray on |
Regimental number from Nominal Roll | 3405 |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 43rd Battalion |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Photo: Peter Dennis |
Discharge date | |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front Commenced return to Australia from Suez on board HT 'Themistocles', 14 August 1915; discharged (medically unfit: rheumatism), 29 February 1916; re-embarked from Adelaide on board HMAT A48 'Seang Bee', 10 February 1917, as 3405 Pte, 50th Bn, 9th Reinforcement; returned to Australia on board HT 'Nestor', 20 May 1919; discharged (termination of period of enlistment), Adelaide, 7 August 1919. Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal Also served in World War II: Service No V353889 |
Date of death | |
Age at death | 78 |
Place of burial | Koondrook Cemetery, Victoria |
Sources | NAA: B2455, GILBERT Claude Vernon |