Gilbert Edgar Jose (1 November 1898 – 27 March 1942) was an Australian surgeon and

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er who played for

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. He died whilst a prisoner of war in

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during

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Early life

Jose was born in Taizhou, China, where his father, George Jose, worked as a CMS missionary. Back in Australia, Jose attended St Peter's College in

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Cricket career

Jose made his first-class debut for South Australia in the 1918/19 season, against

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at the

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. He scored a pair, run out without scoring in the first innings and bowled for 0 by

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in his second innings. Although he only batted in the lower order, Jose wasn't called on to bowl in the match. His second first-class appearance came in 1920/21, at the

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, against the touring

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. He came in at six in the batting order and scored 16 in his first innings. Promoted up the order to five in the second innings, Jose scored just two.

Military service

Jose, a Fellow of the

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, served with the

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in World War II. A Major, he was assigned to the 10th Australian General Hospital and was taken prisoner by the Japanese. He was kept as a

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in Changi,

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and died from

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on 27 March 1942.

Family

He had two brothers, Ivan Bede Jose and Wilfrid (commonly misspelled Wilfred) Oswald Jose, who both served in the first World War. Ivan was awarded a

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and was later the Chief Surgeon at the

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. Wilfrid was killed in action in Noreuil, France in April 1917. His son, Tony Jose, was also a first-class cricketer.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Jose, Gilbert 1898 births Australian cricketers South Australia cricketers Australian military doctors Australian military personnel killed in World War II Australian prisoners of war World War II prisoners of war held by Japan Deaths from dysentery 1942 deaths Australian Army personnel of World War II People from Taizhou, Zhejiang 20th-century Australian sportsmen