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Alexander James GIBSON

Regimental number1043
Place of birthMaryborough, Victoria
SchoolTrinity Grammar School, Kew, Victoria
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationBank clerk
AddressNational Bank, Bacchus Marsh, Victoria
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation21
Next of kinFather, Lewis Denham Gibson, Maffra, Gippsland, Victoria
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date7 February 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name37th Battalion, C Company
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/54/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A34 Persic on 3 June 1916
Regimental number from Nominal RollCommissioned
Rank from Nominal RollLieutenant
Unit from Nominal Roll37th Battalion
FateKilled in Action 30 September 1918
Place of death or woundingRoisel, France
Age at death23.11
Age at death from cemetery records23
Place of burialUnicorn Cemetery (Plot IV, Row B, Grave No. 12), Vend'huille, France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
128
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Louis and Edith GIBSON, 22 Bailey Avenue, Malvern, Victoria. Native of Maryborough
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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