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James GIBSON

Regimental number4737
Place of birthBalmain, New South Wales
SchoolPerth Modern School, Western Australia
ReligionPresbyterian
OccupationClerk
AddressLeedervilkle, Western Australia
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation20
Next of kinFather, James Gibson, 166 Tower Street, Leederville, Western Australia
Previous military serviceServed in Junior and Senior Cadets and Citizen Military Forces
Enlistment date1 March 1916
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll10 February 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name28th Battalion, 12th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/45/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Fremantle, Western Australia, on board HMAT A60 Aeneas on 17 April 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll28th Battalion
FateKilled in Action 1 June 1918
Place of death or woundingAlbert Road, France
Age at death22.2
Place of burialFranvillers Communal Cemetery Extension (Plot I, Row D, Grave No. 20), France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
113
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: James and Jane GIVSON, 166 Tower Street, Leederville, Western Australia. Native of Balmain, New South Wales
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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