Regimental number | 553 |
Place of birth | Yarrawonga, Victoria |
School | State School, Victoria |
Religion | Roman Catholic |
Occupation | Labourer |
Address | Walpeup, Victoria |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 23 |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs E Cregan, Walpeup, Victoria |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Ouyen, Victoria |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 23rd Battalion, C Company |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/40/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A14 Euripides on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 2nd Pioneer Battalion |
Fate | Died of wounds |
Place of death or wounding | Passchendaele, Ypres, Belgium |
Age at death | 27 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 27 |
Place of burial | Etaples Military Cemetery (Plot XXVII, Row F, Grave No. 6A), France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 172 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: George and M.E. Cregan, Walpeup, Victoria. Native of Yarrawongs, Victoria |
Family/military connections | Brother: 1411 Driver Stephen Leslie GIBBS, 4th Divisional Signal Company, returned to Australia, 5 April 1918. |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |