Pte
Albert Henry Gilbert
Information about birth
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Year of birth: 1888 |
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Place of birth: Prahran, Victoria, Australia |
General information
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Profession: Mail Carrier - Postman |
Army information
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Country: Australia |
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Force: Australian Imperial Force |
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Rank: Private |
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Service number: 3024 |
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Enlistment date: 05/10/1915 |
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Enlistment place: Perth, Western Australia, Australia |
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Units: — Australian Infantry, 28th Bn. (Western Australia) (Last known unit) |
Information about death
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Date of death: 04/10/1917 |
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Place of death: Zonnebeke Church - Zonnebeke Kirche, Belgium |
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Cause of death: Killed in action (K.I.A.) |
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Age: 29 |
Memorial
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Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial Panel: 23 |
Distinctions and medals 3
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1914-15 Star Medal |
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British War Medal Medal |
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Victory Medal Medal |
Points of interest 3
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| #3 | Place of death (approximate) |
My story
In the attack on 4 October 1917 his battalion (28th Battalion, 7th Brigade, 2nd Division) was in reserve. The 7th Australian Brigade was to clear Zonnebeke village of snipers and continue their way up to set a new frontline. A lot of casualties fell on the forward areas due to heavy German shelling. As they moved forward Albert was hit by a shell near Zonnebeke Church and he was probably buried close to where he was killed
Sources 4
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28th Battalion Australian Infantry (Australian War Memorial, Campbell (AWM), AWM4 23/45). https://www.awm.gov.au/collection/RCDIG1000620/ Sources used |
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Browning Neville, The Blue and White Diamond : The History of the 28th Battalion A.I.F. 1915 - 1919, Osborne Park, Quality Press, 2010). Sources used |
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First Australian Imperial Force Personnel Dossiers, 1914-1920 (National Archives of Australia, Canberra (NAA), B2455). http://recordsearch.naa.gov.au Sources used |
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McCarthy Chris, Passchendaele. The Day-by-Day Account (London: Unicorn Publishing Group, 2018). Sources used |
More information 3
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Commonwealth War Graves Commission Database https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-details/3024 |
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Namenlijst (In Flanders Fields Museum) https://namenlijst.org/publicsearch/#/person/_id=81a94378-a562-45e3-b255-40338f38575c |
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The AIF Project (UNSW Canberra) https://www.aif.adfa.edu.au/showPerson?pid=3024 |