Regimental number | 3314 |
Place of birth | Clyde, Victoria |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Trainer |
Address | 408 Madeline Street, Carlton, Melbourne, Victoria |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 24 |
Height | 5' 8.5" |
Weight | 151 lbs |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs B Allbut, 408 Madeline Street, Carlton, Melbourne, Victoria |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Melbourne, Victoria |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 7th Battalion, 11th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/24/3 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A71 Nestor on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 59th Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of burial | No known grave |
Commemoration details | V.C. Corner (Panel No 16), Australian Cemetery Memorial, Fromelles, France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 167 |
Family/military connections | Brothers: 1743 Pte Jack Leon GABORIT, 8th Bn, returned to Australia, 14 October 1918; 14603 Gunner Theodore Joseph Henry GABORIT, 4th Field Artillery Brigade, returned to Australia, 19 February 1919. |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Taken on strength, 7th Bn, Tel el Kebir, 7 January 1916. Transferred to 59th Bn, and taken on strength, Tel el Kebir, 24 February 1916. Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 18 June 1916; disembarked Marseilles, France, 29 June 1916. Posted missing, 19 July 1916. Court of Enquiry, held in the field, 29 August 1917, pronounced fate as 'Killed in Action, 19 July 1916'. Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Sources | NAA: B2455, GABORIT Thomas Leopold |