Regimental number | 325 |
Place of birth | Wooloowin, Brisbane, Queensland |
School | Moggill State School, Queensland |
Religion | Methodist |
Occupation | Farmer |
Address | Brisbane, Queensland |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 23 |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Lydia Christensen, Moggill via Brisbane, Queensland |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | Machine Gun Company 7, Reinforcement 4 |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 24/12/3 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board RMS Orontes on |
Other details from Roll of Honour Circular | Given name on RoHc as Francis Gilbert |
Fate | Died of wounds |
Place of death or wounding | France |
Age at death from cemetery records | 24 |
Place of burial | Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery (Plot XX, Row H, Grave No. 9), Belgium |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 178 |
Family/military connections | He was first cousin to Percy Norman Smith, who was killed in action in France |