His story
William John Gilbert was a Victorian bolt maker from Footscray. He enlisted on 13 October 1914 and served with the 2nd Veterinary Section, embarking aboard Borda. He died at Heliopolis Hospital in Egypt on 6 August 1915.
Before the war
- Nationality
- Australian
- Date of birth
- c. 1892
- Place of birth
- Victoria, Australia
- Occupation
- Bolt maker
- Residence recorded
- 24 Buckingham Street, Footscray, Victoria (AIF address and father’s 1914 address); cemetery record later gives parents at no. 22
- Family
- Son of William and Charlotte GILBERT
Military service
- Rank recorded
- Private
- Service number
- 214
- Corps or service
- Australian Army Veterinary Corps
- Unit
- 2nd Veterinary Section
Death and burial
- Date of death
- 6 August 1915
- Place of death
- Heliopolis Hospital, Egypt
- Cemetery or memorial
- Cairo War Memorial Cemetery
Connected men
- Lancelot D'Arcy BEGGAlso buried at Cairo War Memorial Cemetery
- Percy BOSWORTHAlso buried at Cairo War Memorial Cemetery
- Robert William CLARKEAlso buried at Cairo War Memorial Cemetery
- Francis Hubert DOYLEAlso buried at Cairo War Memorial Cemetery
Sources and further reading
Cite this biography
Graham Hodgkins and Pete Matthews, “William John Gilbert”, Veterinary Virtual War Memorial, https://vetsremembered.org/people/william_john_gilbert/.
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