Regimental number | 2080 |
Place of birth | Newport, Victoria |
School | State School, Victoria |
Religion | Methodist |
Occupation | Labourer |
Address | Horsham PO, Horsham, Victoria |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 28 |
Next of kin | Father, james Gibson, Fitzroy Street, Fitzroy, Melbourne, Victoria |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 39th Battalion, 3rd Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/56/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A9 Shropshire on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 39th Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Ypres, Belgium |
Age at death | 30.10 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 30 |
Place of burial | Tyne Cot Cemetery (Plot XXII, Row F, Grave No. 8), Passchendaele, Belgium |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 131 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Hugh and Mary GIBSON. Native of Williamstown, Victoria |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |