Regimental number | 767 |
Date of birth | |
Place of birth | Brisbane, Queensland |
Religion | Presbyterian |
Occupation | Clerk |
Address | Hill Street, Wooloowin, Brisbane, Queensland |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 22 |
Height | 5' 11.5" |
Weight | 156 lbs |
Next of kin | Father, W Whyte, Hill Street, Wooloowin, Brisbane, Queensland |
Previous military service | 2nd Australian Garrison Artillery; Fours years compulsory service |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Brisbane, Queensland |
Rank on enlistment | Gunner |
Unit name | Heavy Artillery Group 36, Reinforcement 8 |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 13/49/4 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A60 Aeneas on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Sergeant |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 36th Heavy Artillery Brigade |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Miscellaneous details (Nominal Roll) | Nominal Roll records final rank as Gunner; medals state rank to be Sergeant. |
Discharge date | |
Other details |
Originally enlisted 12 January 1916; discharged, 18 February 1916 on medical grounds, and called up for home service. Re-enlisted, 29 June 1916. War service: Western Front Embarked from Sydney, 30 September 1916; disembarked Plymouth, 19 November 1916. Marched in to 36th Heavy Artillery Group, 3 December 1916. Proceeded overseas to France, 20 January 1917; taken on strength, 54th Battery, 36th Heavy Artillery Group, 23 February 1917. Sick to hospital, 31 January 1918; rejoined unit, 24 February 1918. Sick to hospital, 5 June 1918 (septic finger) ; rejoined unit, 7 August 1918. Unit redesignated 36th Australian Heavy Artillery Brigade. Marched out from Australian General Base Depot, France, to England, 16 February 1919, for early repatriation, and attached to Australian Army Pay Corps, London, 18 February 1919. Commenced return to Australia on board 'Port Lyttleton', 10 June 1919; disembarked Melbourne, 5 August 1919; discharged (termination of period of enlistment), Brisbane, 21 September 1919. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Date of death | |
Age at death | 43 |
Place of burial | Cremated: Mt Gravatt Crematorium, Brisbane, Queensland |
Sources | NAA: B2455, WHYTE Gilbert William Charles |