Regimental number | 5823 |
Place of birth | Balaclava, Victoria |
School | Balaclava State School, Victoria |
Religion | Presbyterian |
Occupation | Carrier |
Address | 22 Edsall Street, Malvern Victoria |
Marital status | Married |
Age at embarkation | 31 |
Next of kin | Wife, Mrs Isabella Gibbs, 26 Saunders Street, Coburg, Victoria |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 24th Battalion, 16th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/41/4 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A71 Nestor on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 24th Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Ypres, Belgium |
Age at death | 32.4 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 32 |
Place of burial | Perth Cemetery (China Wall), (Plot II, Row A, Grave No. 29), Zillebeke, Belgium |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 101 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Soloman and Henrietta GIBBS; husband of Isabella GIBBS, 26 Saunders Street, Coburg, Victoria |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |