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Frank GIBBS

Regimental number4421
Place of birthLondon, England
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationOstrich feather merchant
AddressRailway Parade, Bell, Victoria
Marital statusMarried
Age at embarkation28
Height5' 6.5"
Weight150 lbs
Next of kinWife, Mrs May Caroline Gibbs, Railway Parade, Bell, Victoria
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date1 January 1916
Place of enlistmentMelbourne, Victoria
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name24th Battalion, 11th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/41/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board RMS Malwa on 21 March 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll24th Battalion
FateReturned to Australia 27 August 1917
Discharge date6 December 1917
Other details

War service: Western Front

Proceeded overseas to France from England, 10 September 1916; taken on strength, 24th Bn, Belgium, 21 September 1916.

Wounded in action, 14 March 1917 (gun shot wound, left buttock and back), and admitted to 6th Australian Field Ambulance; transferred same day to 3rd Australian Casualty Clearing Station; transferred to Ambulance Train, 19 March 1917, and admitted to 6th General Hospital, Etaples, 20 March 1917. Transferred to England, 18 April 1917, and admitted to Exeter Auxiliary Hospital, 19 April 1917; transferred to 3rd Australian Auxiluiary Hospital, Dartford, 13 July 1917; discharged to No 2 Command Depot, Weymouth, 16 July 1917.

Commenced return to Australia on board NZ HT 'Pakeha', 27 August 1917; discharged, Melbourne (medically unfit), 6 December 1917.

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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