Regimental number | 6049 |
Place of birth | Forves, New South Wales |
School | St Joseph's School, FOrbes, NSW (Catholic) |
Religion | Roman Catholic |
Occupation | Labourer |
Address | Rickard Avenue, Bondi, New South Wales |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 19 |
Next of kin | Father, William John Gibbons, Underwood Street, Forbes, New South Wales |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 21st Battalion, 17th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/38/3 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A19 Afric on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 21st Battalion |
Fate | Died of wounds |
Place of death or wounding | Proyart, near Peronne, France |
Age at death | 19 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 19 |
Place of burial | Heath Cemetery (Plot X, Row A, Grave No. 3), Harbonnieres, France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 93 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: William and Mary GIBBONS, Underwood Street, Forbes, New South Wales |
Family/military connections | Albert Howard MM; John Lewis McLean, died of wounds; Ernest Fett, killed. |