Regimental number | 3306A |
Place of birth | Macduff, Banffshire, Scotland |
School | Public School, Macduff, Scotland |
Age on arrival in Australia | 13 |
Religion | Presbyterian |
Occupation | Storeman |
Address | Coleraine, Victoria |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 19 |
Next of kin | Father, F W Gibson, Whyte Street, Coleraine, Victoria |
Previous military service | 72nd Infantry; Served in Cadets and Citizen Military Forces, Coleraine, Victoria |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 38th Battalion, 8th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/55/3 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A38 Ulysses on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 38th Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Warfusee Road near Proyart, France |
Age at death | 19.11 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 20 |
Place of burial | Heath Cemetery (Plot VII, Row E, Grave No. 9), Harbonnieres, France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 129 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Frederick and Elsie GIBSON, 5 Denman Street, Brunswick, Victoria |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |