John GIBSON

GIBSON, John

    Service Number: 2910
    Enlisted: 9 February 1916, Geelong, Vic.
    Last Rank: Private
    Last Unit: 32nd Infantry Battalion
    Born: Inverleigh, Victoria, Australia, 1879
    Home Town: Inverleigh, Golden Plains, Victoria
    Schooling: Inverleigh State School No. 1147, Victoria, Australia
    Occupation: Station Hand
    Memorials: Geelong College WW1 Roll of Honour, Inverleigh Parish of Inverleigh Honor Roll
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    World War 1 Service

    9 Feb 1916: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2910, 29th Infantry Battalion, Geelong, Vic.
    4 Apr 1916: Involvement Private, 2910, 29th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '16' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Euripides embarkation_ship_number: A14 public_note: ''
    4 Apr 1916: Embarked Private, 2910, 29th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Euripides, Melbourne
    23 Mar 1917: Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2910, 29th Infantry Battalion, The Outpost Villages - German Withdrawal to Hindenburg Line, Beaumetz
    26 Sep 1917: Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2910, 29th Infantry Battalion, Polygon Wood
    11 Feb 1918: Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 2910, 29th Infantry Battalion, SW to both thighs sustained at Oostaverne Wood. Evacuated to UK. Rejoined unit 13 September 1918.
    30 Sep 1918: Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2910, 29th Infantry Battalion, Breaching the Hindenburg Line - Cambrai / St Quentin Canal
    12 Oct 1918: Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 32nd Infantry Battalion, France. 29th Btn disbanded.
    4 Sep 1919: Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 2910, 32nd Infantry Battalion, RTA 22 May 1919 and discharged (TPE).

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