Regimental number | 2157 |
Place of birth | Tumut, New South Wales |
School | Sydney Boys High School, Sydney, New South Wales |
Other training | Teachers' College, Sydney, NSW |
Religion | Roman Catholic |
Occupation | School teacher |
Address | Young, New South Wales |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 23 |
Next of kin | Father, Thomas Aaron Gilbert, 'Wonga', Sheckey Street, Glebe Point, New South Wales |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 55th Battalion, 4th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/72/3 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A15 Port Sydney on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Lance Corporal |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 55th Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Cerisy, France |
Place of burial | Cerisy-Gailly Military Cemetery (Plot I, Row A, Grave No. 25), France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 160 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Thomas and Mrs GILBERT |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |