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Herbert Maidment GILBERT

Regimental number6504
Place of birthBrighton, England
SchoolDorking, England
Age on arrival in Australia18
ReligionCongregational
OccupationCellarman
AddressFernberg Road, Milton, Brisbane, Queensland
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation20
Next of kinMother, Mrs M Gilbert, Fernberg Road, Milton, Brisbane, Queensland
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date24 May 1916
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll24 July 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name15th Battalion, 21st Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/32/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Brisbane, Queensland, on board HMAT A36 Boonah on 21 October 1916
Regimental number from Nominal Roll6501
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll15th Battalion
FateDied of wounds 16 October 1917
Place of death or woundingUnknown
Age at death21.10
Place of burialLijssenthoek Military Cemetery, Belgium
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
75
Family/military connectionsCousins: Tom Gilbert, Frank Gilbert, both killed.
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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