Regimental number | 5827 |
Place of birth | Manswald, Dunfriesshire, Scotland |
Place of birth | Larriston, New Castleton, Scotland |
School | Public School, Scotland |
Age on arrival in Australia | 23 |
Religion | Presbyterian |
Occupation | Labourer |
Address | Ganmain PO, Ganmain, New South Wales |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 31 |
Next of kin | Father, James Gibson, Larriston, Newcastleton, Roxburghshire, Scotland |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 17th Battalion, 16th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/34/3 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A40 Ceramic on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 17th Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Mont St Quentin, France |
Age at death | 33 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 33 |
Place of burial | Peronne Communal Cemetery Extension (Plot III, Row J, Grave No. 27), France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 82 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: James and Grace GIBSON, Branxholm Park Cottages, Hawick |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |