Regimental number | 2333 |
Place of birth | Newham near Kyneton, Victoria |
School | State School, Tongala, Victoria |
Religion | Presbyterian |
Occupation | Labourer |
Address | 12 Clifton Street, Richmond, Victoria |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 37 |
Next of kin | Sister, Mrs Janet Saunders, Deakin PO via Tongala, Victoria |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 22nd Battalion, 5th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/39/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board RMS Osterley on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 2nd Tunnelling Company |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Longueval to Ginchy Road, France |
Age at death | 38 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 38 |
Place of burial | Delville Wood Cemetery (Plot VII, Row M, Grave No. I), Longueval, France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 172 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Thomas and Mary GIBSON. Native of Tongala, Victoria |
Family/military connections | Cousins: Herbert Thomas Dryden, Victoira; James Dryden of New Zealand Regt; both killed. |