Regimental number | 59 |
Place of birth | Sydney New South Wales |
School | St Joseph's Catholic College, Hunters Hill, Sydney, New South Wales |
Religion | Roman Catholic |
Occupation | Clerk |
Address | 375 Hay Street, East Perth, Western Australia |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 21 |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs E M Duff, 375 Hay Street, East Perth, Western Australia |
Enlistment date | |
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 28th Battalion, A Company |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/45/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Fremantle, Western Australia, |
30 Officers and 982 Other Ranks embarked at Fremantle on HMAT A11 'Ascanius' on 29 June 1915; 12 others embarked at Fremantle on HMAT A36 'Thirty-Six' on 12 July 1916. From Embarkation Records it is not possible to distinguish the latter 12. | |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 28th Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Armentieres, France |
Age at death | 22.8 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 22 |
Place of burial | Ration Farm Military Cemetery (Plot I, Row G, Grave No. 6), La Chapelle d'Armentieres, France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 112 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: John Gibson and Elizabeth Mary DUFF, Nerriga, New South Wales. Native of Sydney, New South Wales |