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Arthur Horace GIBSON

Date of birth21 October 1880
Place of birthBallarat Victoria
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationDoctor
AddressPier Street, East Fremantle, Western Australia
Marital statusMarried
Age at embarkation34
Next of kinMrs E C E Gibson, Pier Street, East Fremantle, Western Australia
Rank on enlistmentCaptain
Unit nameNo 3 Australian General Hospital
AWM Embarkation Roll number26/67/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Fremantle, Western Australia, on board RMS Mooltan on 24 May 1915
Rank from Nominal RollLieutenant-Colonel
Unit from Nominal RollAustralian Army Medical Corps
Promotions

Captain


Unit: No 3 Australian General Hospital
Promotion date: 1 May 1915

Major


Unit: 5th Field Ambulance
Promotion date: 25 February 1916

Recommendations (Medals and Awards)

Mention in Despatches


Awarded, and promulgated, 'London Gazette' No. 31089 (31 December 1918); 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 61 (23 May 1919).

Mention in Despatches


Awarded, and promulgated, 'London Gazette' No. 31448 (11 July 1919); 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 124 (30 October 1919).

FateEffective abroad (still overseas)
Family/military connectionsCousin (2nd): 15451 Driver George Mendelsohn HALL, 10th Field Company Engineers, died of disease, 17 October 1918.
Other detailsMedals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal

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