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<\/h5>\nJohn returned to Australia on the 22nd<\/sup>December 1918. Discharged on the 24th<\/sup> April 1919.<\/p>\n John had immigrated to Australia after his father\u2019s death in 1911. On the 28th<\/sup>February 1923 John received his medals, the witness was L D Bonette, \u201cHolm Park\u201d, Beaconsfield.<\/p>\n In 1924 John lived in Beaconsfield and then resided in Warrandyte. He was an active member of the Warrandyte community; 1929-1933 Treasurer of the Mechanics Institute, Warrandyte; 1930 on the Warrandyte Spring Show committee and the District Swimming Club Treasurer; 1931 he was the Tennis Club Secretary and in 1937 a member of the new Labor Branch that was formed.<\/p>\n Died in May 1962 at Heidelberg, Victoria.<\/p>\n Cremated on the 22nd<\/sup> May 1962 at Springvale Botanical Cemetery.<\/p>\n [vc_row type=”in_container” full_screen_row_position=”middle” column_margin=”default” column_direction=”default” column_direction_tablet=”default” column_direction_phone=”default” scene_position=”center” text_color=”dark” text_align=”left” row_border_radius=”none” row_border_radius_applies=”bg” overlay_strength=”0.3″ gradient_direction=”left_to_right” shape_divider_position=”bottom” bg_image_animation=”none”][vc_column column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_tablet=”inherit” column_padding_phone=”inherit” column_padding_position=”all” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” column_link_target=”_self” gradient_direction=”left_to_right” overlay_strength=”0.3″ width=”1\/4″ tablet_width_inherit=”default” tablet_text_alignment=”default” phone_text_alignment=”default” column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid” bg_image_animation=”none”][image_with_animation image_url=”766″ animation=”Fade In” hover_animation=”none” alignment=”center” border_radius=”none” box_shadow=”none” image_loading=”default” max_width=”100%” max_width_mobile=”default” img_link=”https:\/\/beaconsfield.org.au\/digitalmemorial\/Poppies”][\/vc_column][vc_column column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_tablet=”inherit” column_padding_phone=”inherit” column_padding_position=”all” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” column_link_target=”_self” gradient_direction=”left_to_right” overlay_strength=”0.3″ width=”1\/2″ tablet_width_inherit=”default” tablet_text_alignment=”default” phone_text_alignment=”default” column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid” bg_image_animation=”none”][heading] GILBERT John Hand [\/heading][vc_column_text] \u00a0 ORIGINAL AVENUE OF HONOUR NAME PLATE C.1929 Service number 606 John returned to Australia on the 22ndDecember 1918. Discharged on the 24th April 1919. John had immigrated to Australia after his father\u2019s death in 1911. On the 28thFebruary 1923 John received his medals, the witness was L D Bonette, \u201cHolm Park\u201d, Beaconsfield. In 1924 John lived in Beaconsfield and then resided in Warrandyte. He was an active member of the Warrandyte community; 1929-1933 Treasurer of the Mechanics Institute, Warrandyte; 1930 on the…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-1080","page","type-page","status-publish"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/beaconsfield.org.au\/digitalmemorial\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1080","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/beaconsfield.org.au\/digitalmemorial\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/beaconsfield.org.au\/digitalmemorial\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/beaconsfield.org.au\/digitalmemorial\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/beaconsfield.org.au\/digitalmemorial\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1080"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/beaconsfield.org.au\/digitalmemorial\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1080\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1663,"href":"https:\/\/beaconsfield.org.au\/digitalmemorial\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1080\/revisions\/1663"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/beaconsfield.org.au\/digitalmemorial\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1080"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}\n\n
\n Name<\/strong><\/td>\n GILBERT, John Hand<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Service Number<\/strong><\/td>\n 606<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Rank<\/strong><\/td>\n Private<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Roll<\/strong><\/td>\n 2 Cyclist Battalion 2-10 Reinforcements (June 1916-May 1917)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Conflict<\/strong><\/td>\n First World War 1914-1918<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Embarked<\/strong><\/td>\n 1st<\/sup>August 1916<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n City<\/strong><\/td>\n Melbourne<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Ship<\/strong><\/td>\n HMAT Orsova A67<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Age<\/strong><\/td>\n 27 years<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Birth Place<\/strong><\/td>\n About 1889, Derby, England<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Father<\/strong><\/td>\n John Gilbert<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Mother<\/strong><\/td>\n Elizabeth Ann (Meynell) Rogers, 173 St Thomas Road, Derby, England<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Religion<\/strong><\/td>\n Anglican<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Occupation<\/strong><\/td>\n Seaman<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Residence<\/strong><\/td>\n Sunbeam Hotel, Swanston Street, Melbourne<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Enlisted<\/strong><\/td>\n 31st<\/sup>May 1916<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Height<\/strong><\/td>\n 5 feet, 4 \u00bd inches<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Complexion<\/strong><\/td>\n Fair; Eyes- Blue; Hair- Fair<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_tablet=”inherit” column_padding_phone=”inherit” column_padding_position=”all” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” column_link_target=”_self” gradient_direction=”left_to_right” overlay_strength=”0.3″ width=”1\/4″ tablet_width_inherit=”default” tablet_text_alignment=”default” phone_text_alignment=”default” column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid” bg_image_animation=”none”][image_with_animation image_url=”766″ animation=”Fade In” hover_animation=”none” alignment=”center” border_radius=”none” box_shadow=”none” image_loading=”default” max_width=”100%” max_width_mobile=”default” img_link=”https:\/\/beaconsfield.org.au\/digitalmemorial\/Poppies”][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"