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William John GILBERT

Regimental number214
Place of birthCollingwood, Victoria
SchoolFootscray State School, Victoria
ReligionMethodist
OccupationBolt maker
Address24 Buckingham Street, Footscray, Victoria
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation22
Next of kinFather, W Gilbert, 24 Buckingham Street, Footscray, Victoria
Enlistment date13 October 1914
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit nameVeterinary Section 2
AWM Embarkation Roll number27/27/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board Transport A30 Borda on 22 December 1914
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll2nd AVC
Other details from Roll of Honour CircularDied of illness, Heliopolis Hospital
FateDied of disease 6 August 1915
Age at death23
Age at death from cemetery records22
Place of burialCairo War Memorial Cemetery (Row D, Grave No. 8), Egypt
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
184
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: William and Charlotte GILBERT, 22 Buckingham Street, Footscray, Victoria

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