Regimental number | 2421 |
Place of birth | London, England |
School | Cardonald |
Age on arrival in Australia | 15 |
Religion | Presbyterian |
Occupation | Ship's officer |
Address | North Sydney, New South Wales |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 24 |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Norah Gibson, 'Cardonald', 31 Rosalind Street, Nth Sydney, New South Wales |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 45th Battalion, 5th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/62/3 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A68 Anchises on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 13th Battalion |
Fate | Died of wounds |
Place of death or wounding | Bullecourt, France |
Age at death | 25 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 25 |
Place of burial | Achiet-Le-Grand Communal Cemetery Extension (Plot I, Row B, Grave No. 20), France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 69 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Charles and Norah GIBSON, 31 Rosalind Street, North Sydney, New South Wales |
Family/military connections | Brothers: 4947 Pte William Bernard GIBSON, 54th Bn, killed in action, 20 July 1916; 1853 Pte Walter George GIBSON, 4th Motor Transport Company. returned to Australia, 17 March 1919. |