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Samuel James GIBSON

Regimental number7201
Place of birthCambewarra, New South Wales
SchoolNowra Public School, New South Wales
ReligionRoman Catholic
OccupationSchool teacher
AddressHughstonia, New South Wales
Marital statusMarried
Age at embarkation31
Next of kinWife, Mrs. F.H. Gibson, 'Glenesk,' Guilderthorpe Avenue, Randwick, Sydney, New South Wales
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date9 September 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name2nd Battalion, 24th Reinforcement
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board RMS Osterley on 10 February 1917
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll34th Battalion
FateKilled in Action 1 October 1917
Place of death or woundingYpres, Belgium
Age at death32
Age at death from cemetery records32
Place of burialTyne Cot Cemetery (Plot XXXIV, Row A, Grave No. II), Passchendaele, Belgium
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
123
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: John and Isabella GIBSON; husband of Florence GIBSON, "Cecil", Fairview Street, Arncliffe, New South Wales. Native of Shoalhaven, New South Wales
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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