| Regimental number | 973 |
| Place of birth | Kingower, Victoria |
| School | State School, Victoria |
| Religion | Roman Catholic |
| Occupation | Pipe-moulder |
| Address | 21 Swan Street, West Footscray, Victoria |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 31 |
| Height | 5' 5.25" |
| Weight | 151 lbs |
| Next of kin | Father, A.R. Treble, Bromley PO, Victoria |
| Previous military service | Nil |
| Enlistment date | |
| Rank on enlistment | Private |
| Unit name | 31st Battalion, D Company |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/48/1 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A62 Wandilla on |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Corporal |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 31st Battalion |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Place of death or wounding | Fleurbaix, France (Battle of Fromelles) |
| Age at death | 32 |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 32 |
| Place of burial | No known grave |
| Commemoration details | V.C. Corner (Panel No 3), Australian Cemetery, Fromelles, France |
| Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 119 |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Arthur Richard and Ellen TREBLE, Bromley, Victoria. Native of Kingower |
| Family/military connections | Brother: 1248 Pte George TREBLE, 29th Bn, killed in action, 2 March 1917. |
| Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Embarked Melbourne, 9 November 1915; disembarked Suez, 7 December 1915. Appointed Lance Corporal, 23 December 1915; promoted Corporal, 3 April 1916. Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 16 June 1916; disembarked Marseilles, France, 23 June 1916. Wounded in action, 20 July 1916; subsequently reported missing in action, 20 July 1916. Buried 'in the vicinity of Fleurbaix'. Court of Enquiry, held in the field, 1 August 1917, pronounced fate as 'Killed in Action, 20 July 1916'. Statement, Red Cross File No 2770804, 984 Pte J.J. WILIAMS, 31st Bn, 26 July 1917: 'I saw Casualty fall. He sand out as he fell at Fleurs on the 19th July in No Man's Land when he went over the parapet in the 2nd wave. He fell about 100 yards from the parapet. He threw up his rifle as he was hit.' Second statement, 952 Pte H.J. TAYLOR, D Company, 31st Bn, 16 June 1917: 'Cpl. Treble was a few yards from me in the advance at Fleurbaix, Armentieres on July 20th. A shell exploded and wounded me in the leg. When I picked myself up there was no sign of Cpl. Treble and he was undoubtedly blown to pieces.' Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Sources | NAA: B2455, TREBLE Arthur Gilbert
Red Cross file 2770804 |
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