GIBBINS, Henry Albert Thomas
| Service Number: | 4215 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 31 July 1915, Macarthur, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Sapper |
| Last Unit: | 1st Pioneer Battalion |
| Born: | Byaduk, Victoria, Australia, March 1894 |
| Home Town: | Byaduk, Southern Grampians, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Died of wounds, Pozieres, France, 25 July 1916 |
| Cemetery: |
Contalmaison Chateau Cemetery Special Memorial - 'Known to be buried in this Cemetery' |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Byaduk Pictorial Honour Roll, Byaduk War Memorial, Heywood War Memorial |
World War 1 Service
| 31 Jul 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 4215, 8th Infantry Battalion, Macarthur, Victoria | |
|---|---|---|
| 29 Dec 1915: | Involvement Private, 4215, 8th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Demosthenes embarkation_ship_number: A64 public_note: '' | |
| 29 Dec 1915: | Embarked Private, 4215, 8th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Demosthenes, Melbourne | |
| 25 Mar 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Sapper, 1st Pioneer Battalion | |
| 25 Jul 1916: | Wounded AIF WW1, Sapper, 4215, 1st Pioneer Battalion, Battle for Pozières |
Help us honour Henry Albert Thomas Gibbins's service by contributing information, stories, and images so that they can be preserved for future generations.
Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Son of G. H. and Margaret Gibbins, of Heywood, Victoria, Australia.
IN LOVING MEMORY OF OUR DEAR SON WHO GAVE HIS LIFE THAT WE MIGHT LIVE
The news that Private Albert Gibbins, of Byaduk, had been killed in France, was received with feelings of regret on all sides. Private Gibbins is the first of the Byaduk soldiers to pay the supreme sacrifice for his country.he was very highly respected by all with whom he came in contact, and the deepest sympathy is felt for his parents, Mr. and Mrs. H. Gibbins, of Heywood. He was a grandson of Mr. W. Gibbins, of Byaduk, and has lived in this district nearly all his life.
Click images to start slideshow.