Regimental number | 3747 |
Date of birth | |
Place of birth | Belfast, Co Antrim, Ireland |
Religion | Presbyterian |
Occupation | Farmer |
Address | c/o John Telford, Spring Creek, Clifton, Queensland |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 25 |
Next of kin | Father, J Gibson, 9 Alaska Street, Belfast, Ireland |
Enlistment date | |
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 15th Battalion, 12th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/32/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A23 Suffolk on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 4th Divisional Signal Company |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Commemorated on Agnes Street Presbyterian Church, Shankill Road, Belfast, Roll of Honour [now located in The Somme Heritage Centre, Bangor, Northern Ireland]. |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal Also served in World War II as Q186988; enlisted, 18 October 1939; discharged, 28 July 1944, as Lance Corporal, 32nd Garrison Bn. |