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Alexander Edmund GIBSON

Regimental number2133
Place of birthIngleston, Victoria
SchoolBallarat East State School, VIctoria
ReligionMethodist
OccupationGrocer
AddressBallan, Victoria
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation24.8
Height5' 9.25"
Weight153 lbs
Next of kinMother, Mrs H J Gibson, Ballan, Victoria
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date4 March 1915
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll22 February 1915
Place of enlistmentMelbourne, Victoria
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name8th Battalion, 6th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/25/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A62 Wandilla on 17 June 1915
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll60th Battalion
FateDied of wounds 25 July 1916
Place of death or woundingFromelles, Somme Sector, France
Age at death25
Age at death from cemetery records24
Place of burialManchester Southern Cemetery (Row Q, Grave No. 173), Lancashire, England
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
169
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Alexander and Hannah GIBSON, Ballan, Victoria
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNAA: B2455, GIBSON Alexander Edmund

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