Regimental number | 1080 |
Place of birth | Minmi New South Wales |
School | Superior Public School, Minmi, Newcastle, New South Wales |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Engine driver |
Address | Minmi, New South Wales |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 27 |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs M Bilbie, Minmi, New South Wales |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 34th Battalion, D Company |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/51/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A20 Hororata on |
Other details from Roll of Honour Circular | Rescued a boy from the Thames River, for which he was awarded a certificate. |
Fate | Died of wounds |
Place of death or wounding | Villers-Bretonneux, France |
Date of death | |
Age at death | 29 |
Place of burial | Abbeville Communal Cemetery Extension (Plot IV, Row A, Grave No. 1), France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 123 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Commemorated in Minmi General Cemetery, New South Wales. Parents: James and Mary BILBIE. Native of Minmi, New South Wales |
Family/military connections | Cousin: 1435 Pte William Henry BURT, 34th Bn, killed in action, Passchendaele, Belgium, 14 October 1917. |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |