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Robert Smith GIBSON

Regimental number1028
Place of birthEdinburgh Scotland
ReligionPresbyterian
OccupationCarrier
AddressMont Street, Katoomba, New South Wales
Marital statusMarried
Age at embarkation45
Next of kinMrs A Gibson, 45 Cook Road, Centennial Park, Sydney, New South Wales
Enlistment date24 September 1914
Rank on enlistmentDriver
Unit name2nd Light Horse Brigade Train
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A39 Port Macquarie on 21 December 1914
Rank from Nominal RollWarrant Officer (Class I)
Unit from Nominal RollAMD Train
Recommendations (Medals and Awards)

Mention in Despatches


Awarded, and promulgated, 'London Gazette', Supplement No. 30169 (6 July 1917); 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 174 (11 October 1917).

FateReturned to Australia 13 August 1917
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Plaque in New South Wales Garden of Remembrance
Other details

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal

Date of death10 August 1944

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