GIBSON, Edward
| Service Number: | 2421 |
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| Enlisted: | 22 February 1916 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 13th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | London, England, 16 June 1891 |
| Home Town: | North Sydney, North Sydney, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Ship's officer |
| Died: | Died of wounds, France, 13 April 1917, aged 25 years |
| Cemetery: |
Achiet-le-Grand Communal Cemetery Extension Plot I, Row B, Grave 20, Achiet-le-Grand Communal Cemetery Extension, Achiet-le-Grand, Arras, Nord Pas de Calais, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
World War 1 Service
| 22 Feb 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2421, 45th Infantry Battalion (WW1) | |
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| 24 Aug 1916: | Involvement Private, 2421, 45th Infantry Battalion (WW1), --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '19' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Anchises embarkation_ship_number: A68 public_note: '' | |
| 24 Aug 1916: | Embarked Private, 2421, 45th Infantry Battalion (WW1), HMAT Anchises, Sydney | |
| 12 Mar 1917: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 13th Infantry Battalion | |
| 12 Apr 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 2421, 13th Infantry Battalion, Bullecourt (First), GSW to left leg and right shoulder DoW 45th Casualty Clearing Station | |
| 13 Apr 1917: | Involvement Private, 2421, 13th Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 2421 awm_unit: 13 Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1917-04-13 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Stephen Brooks
Edward was one of nine children born to Norah and Charles Alfred Gibson. He was born in London, and eventually migrated to Australia with his family. The Gibsons moved to the property of Cardonald at 31 Rosalind St in North Sydney. Edward had completed a 4-year apprenticeship, training as a navigator with Bell Bros in Glasgow, and worked as an officer in the Mercantile Marines. He therefore gained employment with the Union Steamship Company of New Zealand. He then came to the Macarthur area, where his younger brother, William Bernard resided, to work with the Greendale Steamship Company. In early 1916, Edward’s three brothers, William, Walter George and Harold, left for war service. Edward then enlisted as well, signing up in Sydney during June 1916.
Edward joined the 13th Battalion in France in March 1917 and was wounded in action the following month at Bullecourt. On the 11 April, Edward was hit in the left leg and right thigh. The 13th Field Ambulance carried him to the 45th Casualty Clearing Station, where he died of his wounds two days later.
His brother 4947 Pte. William Bernard Gibson 54th Battalion AIF, was killed in action at Fromelles 20 July 1916, aged 21. Two other brothers, 1853 Walter George Gibson and 2933 Harold Gibson also served with the AIF and returned to Australia safely.
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