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Joseph BILBIE

Regimental number1080
Place of birthMinmi New South Wales
SchoolSuperior Public School, Minmi, Newcastle, New South Wales
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationEngine driver
AddressMinmi, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation27
Next of kinMother, Mrs M Bilbie, Minmi, New South Wales
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date25 January 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name34th Battalion, D Company
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/51/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A20 Hororata on 2 May 1916
Other details from Roll of Honour CircularRescued a boy from the Thames River, for which he was awarded a certificate.
FateDied of wounds 8 April 1918
Place of death or woundingVillers-Bretonneux, France
Date of death8 April 1918
Age at death29
Place of burialAbbeville 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 connectionsCousin: 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

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