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William GIBSON

Regimental number2669
Place of birthFern Tree Gully, Victoria
SchoolState School, Fern Tree Gully, Victoira
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationFarm labourer
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation32
Next of kinMother, Mrs Mary Ann Kehoe, Lower Ferntree Gully, Victoria
Previous military serviceServed in the Rangers.
Enlistment date12 July 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name21st Battalion, 6th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/38/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board RMS Moldavia on 5 October 1915
Rank from Nominal RollCorporal
Unit from Nominal Roll7th Battalion
FateKilled in Action 9 August 1918
Place of death or woundingFrance
Age at death35
Place of burialHeath Cemetery (Special Memorial, 20), Harbonnieres, France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
50
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: John GIBSON and Mary KEHOE, Fern Tree Gully, Victoria
Family/military connectionsHalf brother: Cpl Edward Kehoe, killed in action.

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