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David Powell GIBB

Regimental number437
Place of birthKorrumburra, Victoria
SchoolDudley Public School, New South Wales
ReligionPresbyterian
OccupationWheeler
AddressOcean Street, Dudley, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation18
Next of kinFather, William Gibb, Ocean Street, Dudley, New South Wales
Previous military serviceServed in Senior Cadets.
Enlistment date27 November 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name35th Battalion, B Company
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/52/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A24 Benalla on 1 May 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll35th Battalion
FateKilled in Action 14 March 1917
Place of death or woundingArmentieres, France
Age at death19.10
Age at death from cemetery records19
Place of burialCite Bonjean Military Cemetery (Plot V, Row A, Grave No. 36),Armentieres, France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
125
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: William and Helen GIBB, Dudley, Newcastle, New South Wales
Family/military connectionsJohn Thompson.(relationship not stated)
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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