Regimental number | 1243 |
Date of birth | |
Place of birth | East Melbourne, Victoria |
Religion | Roman Catholic |
Occupation | Clerk |
Address | 59 Riversdale Road, Hawthorn, Victoria |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 20 |
Height | 5' 8" |
Weight | 150 lbs |
Next of kin | Mr George Arthur Gibbs, 59 Riversdale Road, Hawthorn, Victoria |
Previous military service | Served in 25th Battery, Australian Field Artillery, under the Compulsory Military Training scheme. |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Melbourne, Victoria |
Rank on enlistment | Driver |
Unit name | Field Artillery Brigade 2, Battery 6 |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 13/30/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A9 Shropshire on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Sergeant |
Unit from Nominal Roll | AIF Headquarters |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Discharge date | |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, England Taken on strength, AIF Headquarters, Egypt, 1 October 1915. Transferred to England: embarked Alexandria, 1 May 1916; taken on strength, as typist, AIF Headquarters, Bhurtpore Barracks, Tidworth, Wiltshire, 17 July 1916. Transferred to AIF Headquarters, London, 6 August 1916. Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Barambah' (escort duty), 23 September 1916; operated on board ship for appendicitis; disembarked Melbourne, 20 November 1916; discharged (medically unfit: appendicitis and post-operative adhesions), Melbourne, 24 January 1917. Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal Also served in World War II: enlisted 28 November 1940; discharged as V61003 Captain, 3rd Central Ordnance Depot, 24 April 1945. |
Sources | NAA: B2455, GIBBS Cyril Henry |