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Richard Edward GILBERT

Regimental number1917
Place of birthLondon, England
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationLabourer
AddressBrisbane, Queensland
Marital statusMarried
Age at embarkation36
Next of kinWife, Mrs Edith Anne Gilbert, Dath Street, Bulimba, Brisbane, Queensland
Enlistment date10 February 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name49th Battalion, 3rd Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/66/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Brisbane, Queensland, on board HMAT A46 Clan Macgillivray on 1 May 1916
Regimental number from Nominal Roll1917A
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll41st Battalion
FateReturned to Australia 1 November 1917
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Joseph and Esther GILBERT. Plaque in Queensland Garden of Remembrance.
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
Date of death3 December 1928
Age at death49
Place of burialToowong Cemetery, Queensland

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