Place of birth | Broadstairs, Kent, England |
School | State School, Western Australia |
Age on arrival in Australia | 3 |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Postal employee |
Address | Francis Street, Geraldton, Western Australia |
Marital status | Married |
Age at embarkation | 31 |
Next of kin | Wife, Mrs Robina Charlotte Gibbings, Francis Street, Geraldton, Western Australia |
Previous military service | Served in WA Volunteers to Federation Sgt. |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Lieutenant |
Unit name | 28th Battalion, B Company |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/45/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Fremantle, Western Australia, on board HMAT A11 Ascanius on |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Fremantle, Western Australia, on board HMAT A36 Thirty Six on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Captain |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 28th Battalion |
Recommendations (Medals and Awards) |
Mention in Despatches For gallant conduct and able leadership in the attack on Pozieres Ridge. Killed in Action. Recommendation date: |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Pozieres, Somme Sector, France |
Age at death | 33 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 33 |
Place of burial | Delville Wood Cemetery (Plot XVIII, Row R, Grave No. I), Longueval, France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 113 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Commemorated on Postmaster General's Department Roll of Honour, Commonwealth of Australia Building, Perth, Western Australia. Dedicated to 'Officers from Western Australia who gave their lives in the Great War 1914-1918'. Parents: William and Fanny GIBBINGS; husband of Robina GIBBINGS, Francis Street, Geraldton, Western Australia. Native of Broadstairs, Kent, England |
Family/military connections | Nephews killed; sister RRC. |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |