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George Henry GIBBS

Regimental number444
Place of birthBeaconsfield, Tasmania
SchoolState School, Tasmania
ReligionMethodist
OccupationLabourer
AddressBowes Street, Queenstown, Tasmania
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation23
Next of kinFather, Charles Edward Gibbs, Brisbane, Queensland
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date22 August 1914
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name12th Battalion, D Company
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/29/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Hobart, Tasmania, on board Transport A2 Geelong on 20 October 1914
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll12th Battalion
FateKilled in Action 15 June 1915
Place of death or woundingLone Pine, Gallipoli
Date of death15 June 1915
Age at death24
Age at death from cemetery records24
Place of burialShell Green Cemetery, Artillery Road Plot (Grave No. 23). Gallipoli, Turkey
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
65
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Charles and Elizabeth GIBBS
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal

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