Regimental number | 1519 |
Place of birth | Rushcutter's Bay, Sydney, New South Wales |
School | Moss Vale Public School, New South Wales |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Labourer |
Address | c/o Highway and Higgs, Burwood Road, Burwood, New South Wales |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 24 |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Frank Gibbs, c/o Highway and Higgs, Burwood Road, Burwood, New South Wales |
Previous military service | Served as a Volunteer in the Garrison Artillery. |
Enlistment date | |
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 19th Battalion, 1st Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/36/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A32 Themistocles on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 19th Battalion |
Fate | Died of disease |
Place of death or wounding | Quinn's Post, Gallipoli, Turkey |
Age at death | 23.10 |
Place of burial | Pieta Military Cemetery (Plot III, Row , Grave No. 3), Europe |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 88 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Son of Elizabeth GIBBS (formerly COLLETT), Burwood, New South Wales and the late Percy COLLETT |
Family/military connections | Cousin: Henry Wilson Matchett, killed Gallipoli May 1915. |