Allan Wesley GAMBRILL

1922 - 1943  (21 years)

• Name	Allan Wesley GAMBRILL
  Birth	14 Jul 1922	Windsor, NSW, Australia
  Gender	Male
  Residence	3 Mar 1942	Windsor, NSW, Australia   [1]
  	Freemans Reach
  Burial	1943	Bomana, Papua New Guinea
  	Port Moresby (Bomana) War Cemetery - Block C, Plot 1, Row 3, Grave 14.
  Death	7 Sep 1943	Papua New Guinea
  	Recieved extensive second degree burns as a result of an accidental plane crash (American Bomber loaded with petrol and bombs) on awaiting troops ready for deployment. Died after admission to hospital. GAMBRILL -In loving memory of NX89776, L./ Cpl. Allan Wesley Gambrill , 2/33 Inf. Btn., accidentally killed in New Guinea September 7, 1943. Fondest thoughts by his loving sister Molly, and father W.C.Gambrill. Freemans Reach, Windsor. Source: The Sydney Morning Herald, Page 10, 7 Sep 1933. GAMBRILL - NX89776, L./Cpl, Allan Gambrill, 2/33 Btn., died of injuries accidentally received September 7 1943. Beloved nephew of Mr. and Mrs, Geo. Jones, and cousin of Rona, Charles (ret., N.G) and Ron. Lower Portland , also dear nephew of Miss Ethel Gambrill of Cremorne. Source: The Sydney Morning Herald, Page 10, 7 Sep 1933. [2] Our sincere condolences are offered to the retatives of Pte. Allan Wesley Gambrill, who were advised on Monday that he had died on the previous day as a result of injuries accidentally received at a northern battle station. The only son of Mr. W. Garmbrill and the late Mrs. Gambrill, of Freeman's Reach, the late Pte. Gambill was a popular young man of unusual promise, and Mondays news came as a sad experience indeed to his many district friends. Source - Windsor and Richmond Gazette, 15 Sep 1943, Page 2. [3] GAMBRILL - September 8, 1943, accidentally killed in New Guinea. NX89776, Private Allan Wesley, dearly loved brother of Molly and son of W.C.Gambrill, Freemans Reach, Windsor NSW. [4]
  Probate/Will	27 Oct 1943  [5]
  	In the Supreme Court Of New South Wales Probate Jurisdiction in the Will of ALLAN WESLEY GAMBRILL late of Freemans Reach in the State of New South Wales a Member of the Australian Imperial Forces deceased APPLICATION will be made after 14 days from the publication hereof that Probate of the last Will and Testament dated the 3rd March 1942 of the abovenamed deceased may be granted to WESLEY CHARLES GAMBRILL (in the Will called Wesley Gambrill) the sole Executor named in the said Will and all notices may he served at the undermentioned address. All creditors in the Estate of the deceased are hereby required to send in particulars of their claims to the undersigned WILLIAM WALKER AND SON, (Windsor). Proctors for the Executor. WINDSOR.
  Service Info	Service Number: NX89776 Rank: Lance Corporal Unit: 2/33rd Australian Infantry Battalion Service: Australian Army Conflict: Second World War, 1939-1945  [6]
  Person ID	I462	treeno1 | GambrillRansley
  Last Modified	18 Jan 2022

  
  

  Father	Wesley Charles GAMBRILL,   b. 02 Mar 1888, Windsor, NSW, Australia d. 17 Jul 1972, Windsor, NSW, Australia (Age 84 years)
  Mother	Clara Muriel HERPS,   b. 18 Nov 1898, Wisemans Ferry, NSW, Australia d. 18 Nov 1938, Hawkesbury District Hospital, Windsor, NSW, Australia (Age 40 years)
  Marriage	29 Oct 1919	Lower Portland, NSW, Australia
  Family ID	F160	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 14 Jul 1922 - Windsor, NSW, Australia Residence - Freemans Reach - 3 Mar 1942 - Windsor, NSW, Australia Burial - 1943 - Bomana, Papua New Guinea Death - 7 Sep 1943 - Papua New Guinea  = Link to Google Earth
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• Sources

  [S205] Findmypast.com.au, Will Books 1800 to 1952 NSW. [S14] Sydney : Charles Kemp and John Fairfax, 1842-, Sydney Morning Herald . [S369] Windsor and Richmond Gazette (NSW : 1888 - 1965), (https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/title/192). [S14] Sydney : Charles Kemp and John Fairfax, 1842-, Sydney Morning Herald , 18 Sep 1943, 18. Allan Wesley Gambrill Death Notice [S369] Windsor and Richmond Gazette (NSW : 1888 - 1965), (https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/title/192), Page 3. [S288] National Archives of Australia .