Regimental number | 850 |
Place of birth | Waimate, Canterbury, New Zealand |
Place of birth | Auckland, New Zealand |
School | Normal School, Brisbane, Queensland |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Assistant surveyor |
Address | Lambert Street, Kangaroo Point, Brisbane, Queensland |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 29 |
Next of kin | Father, Edward Harvey Gibbon, Lambert Street, Kangaroo Point, Brisbane, Queensland |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Brisbane, Queensland |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 11th Light Horse Regiment, 2nd Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 10/16/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A9 Shropshire on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Sapper |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 11th Light Horse Regiment |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Romani, Sinai, Egypt |
Age at death | 26 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 31 |
Place of burial | No Known Grave |
Commemoration details | Jerusalem Memorial, Palestine |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 8 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Edward and Alice GIBBON, King Street, Shaftston Avenue, Kangaroo Point, Brisbane, Queensland. Native of Waimate, Canterbury, New Zealand |
Family/military connections | Nil |