Regimental number | 1742 |
Place of birth | Dunedin, New Zealand |
Religion | Presbyterian |
Occupation | Labourer |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 35 |
Height | 5' 7.5" |
Weight | 153 lbs |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs M Gibson, c/o R Gibson, Port Chalmers, Dunedin, New Zealand |
Previous military service | Served in the 9th New Zealand Contingent, South Africa, 1903. |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Liverpool, New South Wales |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 2nd Battalion, 4th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/19/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A8 Argyllshire on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 59th Battalion |
Fate | Died of wounds |
Place of burial | Longuenesse (St. Omer) Souvenir Cemetery (Plot IV, Row A, Grave No. 9), France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 167 |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front Joined 2nd Bn, Gallipoli, 25 May 1915. Wounded in action, 10 July 1915 (gun shot wound: superficial); admitted to Tigne hospital, Malta, 18 July 1915; transfererd to All Saints Convalescent Camp, 11 August 1915. Found guilty, 13 September 1915, of while on Active service being drunk in Valetta: awarded 2 days' Field Punishment No 2. Embarked for Egypt, 26 September 1915; marched in to Australian Overseas Base, Mustapha, 30 September 1915. Embarked Alexandria to rejoin Mediterranean Expeditionary Force, 18 October 1915; rejoined Bn, Gallipoli, 31 October 1915. Disembarked Alexandria, 28 December 1915 (general Gallipoli evacuation). Found guilty, Tel el Kebir, 6 January 1916, of (1) breaking camp; (2) being drunk in town, 30 December; (3) being absent from 1830, 29 December, to 1435, 30 December: awarded (charge 1) 7 days' Field Punishment No 2; charge 2: admonished; charge 3: forfeited 2 days' pay; total forfeiture: 9 days' pay. Marched in to Australian Overseas Base, 4 January 1916. Transferred to 54th Bn, 14 February 1916. Transferred to 59th Bn, 12 May 1916; joined Bn, Ferry Post, 18 May 1916. Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 18 June 1916; disembarked Marseilles, France, 29 June 1916. Wounded in action, 19 July 1916 (gun shot wound, back and legs); admitted to 14th Field Ambulance, 21 July 1916, and transferred same day to 8th Casualty Clearing Station, and thence to 10th Stationary Hospital, St Omer. Died of wounds, 21 July 1916 (gun shot wounds, back, legs and abdomen). Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Sources | NAA: B2455, GIBSON Alfred Lewis |