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Gilbert George DIBBLE

Regimental number3701
Place of birthBanwell, Somerset, England
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationDairy hand
Addressc/o James Gray, Cobbi Farm, Toogoolawah, Queensland
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation20
Height5' 6.5"
Weight154 lbs
Next of kinFather, Robert Dibble, No 2 Bolton Terrace, Worle, Somersetshire, England
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date18 June 1917
Place of enlistmentIpswich, Queensland
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name47th Battalion, 10th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/64/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A28 Miltiades on 2 August 1917
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll47th Battalion
FateReturned to Australia 5 March 1919
Discharge date24 May 1919
Other details

War service: Western Front

Embarked Sydney, 2 August 1917; disembarked Glasgow, Scotland, 2 October 1917.

Proceeded overseas to France, 16 January 1918; taken on strength, 4th Bn, in the field, 23 January 1918.

Reported missing, 5 April 1918; now, 2 May 1918, reported a prisoner of war in German hands.

Repatriated to England, 25 November 1918.

Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Nevasa', 5 March 1919; disembarked Brisbane, 25 April 1919; discharged (termination of period of enlistment), Brisbane, 24 May 1919.

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsFather's name incorrectly entered on Embarkation Roll as Roben DIBBLE.
SourcesNAA: B2455, DIBBLE Gilbert George

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