Jessie GIBSON ARRC

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Service Numbers:	Not yet discovered
Enlisted:	Not yet discovered
Last Rank:	Sister
Last Unit:	Australian Army Nursing Service (WW1)
Born:	Maldon, Victoria, Australia, 1889
Home Town:	Not yet discovered
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Not yet discovered
Died:	Perth, Western Australia, 1 July 1923, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery:	Karrakatta Cemetery & Crematorium, Western Australia Anglican-Ka-0684
Memorials:	Kings Park Western Australia State War Memorial

28 Aug 1916:	Involvement Australian Army Nursing Service (WW1), --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '23' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: RMS Mooltan embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: ''
28 Aug 1916:	Embarked Australian Army Nursing Service (WW1), RMS Mooltan, Fremantle
1 Oct 1918:	Promoted Australian Army Nursing Service (WW1), Sister, Served in India
11 Dec 1919:	Honoured Royal Red Cross (2nd Class)
4 Apr 1920:	Discharged Australian Army Nursing Service (WW1), Sister, Medals: British War Medal and Victory Medal.

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Jessie was the daughter of Andrew Collier Gibson and Hannah Alice Gibson nee Stockton.

After a lengthy illness Jessie passed away at the hospital in Perth.

Her remains were buried at Karrakatta Cemetery on 1.7.1923.

The area containing the memorial has been reclaimed and the original plaque relocated to Anglican GA Section. Memorial Walled Garden