Regimental number | 1951 |
Place of birth | Sale, Gippsland, Victoria |
School | Caulfield Grammar School, Victoria |
Religion | Presbyterian |
Occupation | Student |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 18 |
Next of kin | Father, Dr R A Gibbs, Glenora, Colac PO, Victoria |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 5th Battalion, 5th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/22/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A20 Hororata on |
Regimental number from Nominal Roll | 154 |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | Administrative Headquarters |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Age at death | 20 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 20 |
Place of burial | Colac Cemetery (Portion Church of England, Section I, North East Corner), Victoria |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 2 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Son of Dr. Richard GIBBS |
Family/military connections | Father: Major R.H. GIBBS, accidentally killed 13 July 1919; brother: Lt Richard Horace Maconochie GIBBS MC, 6th Bn, killed in action, 19 July 1916. |
Other details |
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |