Regimental number | 3142 |
Place of birth | Chulmleigh, Devon, England |
School | Board School, england |
Age on arrival in Australia | 15 |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Carter |
Address | Devon Dairy, Oxley, Brisbane, Queensland |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 19 |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Mary Ann Gibbings, Devon Dairy, Oxley, Brisbane, Queensland |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 47th Battalion, 8th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/64/3 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A64 Demosthenes on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 47th Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Passchendaele, Ypres, Belgium |
Age at death | 21 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 20 |
Place of burial | Tyne Cot Cemetery (Plot IX, Row D, Grave No. 10), Passchendaele, Belgium |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 143 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: John and Mary GIBBINGS, Wongon, Queensland |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |