Hugh GIBSON

Regimental number21038
Date of birth15 December 1885
Place of birthBelfast, Co Antrim, Ireland
ReligionRoman Catholic
OccupationTrain examiner
AddressCowra, New South Wales
Marital statusMarried
Age at embarkation32
Height5' 5.25"
Weight140 lbs
Next of kinWife, Mrs J Gibson, Park Street, Cowra, New South Wales
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date11 December 1917
Place of enlistmentSydney, New South Wales
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit nameArmy Medical Corps, General Reinforcements
AWM Embarkation Roll number26/99/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board SS Port Darwin on 30 April 1918
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board SS Carpentaria on 7 November 1918
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Fremantle, Western Australia, on board HMAT A36 Boonah on 29 October 1918
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A41 Bakara on 4 September 1918
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board SS Port Darwin on 14 September 1918
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board SS Gaika on 6 August 1918
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A36 Boonah on 22 October 1918
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A18 Wiltshire on 10 June 1918
Miscellaneous details (Nominal Roll)Name does not appear on Nominal Roll
Discharge date2 February 1919
Other details

Placed in quarantine, Fremantle, Western Australia.

Troopship recalled to Australia; disembarked Adelaide, 20 December 1918; discharged Sydney, 2 February 1919.

Medal: British War Medal
SourcesNAA: B2455, GIBSON Hugh