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Chas Henry GIBBS

Regimental number3991
Place of birthEchuca, Victoria
SchoolEchuca North State School, Victoria
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationFarmer
AddressTongala, Victoria
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation18
Next of kinFather, W N Gibbs, Tongala, Victoria
Enlistment date20 July 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name23rd Battalion, 9th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/49/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A69 Warilda on 8 February 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll23rd Battalion
FateDied of wounds 29 July 1916
Place of death or woundingPozieres, Somme Sector, France
Age at death19.6
Place of burialWarloy-Baillon Communal Cemetery Extension (Plot VII, Row A, Grave No. 33), France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
99
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parenst: William and Annie GIBBS, Tongala Post Office, Victoria
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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