GIBBS, George Henry
| Service Number: | 212 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | 1st Pioneer Battalion |
| Born: | Shoalhaven, New South Wales, Australia, 24 June 1886 |
| Home Town: | Rozelle, Leichhardt, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Tram Conductor |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 13 November 1916, aged 30 years |
| Cemetery: |
Quarry Cemetery, Montauban |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Haymarket NSW Government Railway and Tramway Honour Board |
World War 1 Service
| 18 Oct 1914: | Involvement 212, 1st Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '7' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Afric embarkation_ship_number: A19 public_note: '' | |
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| 18 Oct 1914: | Embarked 212, 1st Infantry Battalion, HMAT Afric, Sydney | |
| 13 Nov 1916: | Involvement Sergeant, 212, 1st Pioneer Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 212 awm_unit: 1st Australian Pioneer Battalion awm_rank: Sergeant awm_died_date: 1916-11-13 |
Great Sydney Central Station Honour Board
George Henry GIBBS (Service Number 212. NAA uses 717) was born on 24 June 1886 at Shellhaven NSW (sic). He commenced working as a tram conductor in Sydney in March 1909. He became a permanent employee in 1910. He was released to join the Expeditionary Forces in August 1914, only days after the war was declared. Unusually for a man joining the AIF he was married.
He left Australia on HMAT ‘Afric’ on 18 October 1914
He was killed in action on 13 November 1916 in France, and is buried in Quarry Cemetery, Montauban.
Submitted 18 July 2023 by John Oakes
Great Sydney Central Station Honour Board
George Henry GIBBS was born on 24 June 1886 at Shellhaven NSW (sic). He commenced working as a tram conductor in Sydney in March 1909. He became a permanent employee in 1910 and an electric tram driver in May 1916. He was released to join the Expeditionary Forces in August 1914, only days after the war was declared.
He left Australia on HMAT ‘Afric’ on 18 October 1914
By the time Gibbs arrived at Gallipoli he had attained the rank of Sergeant, though his file contains no record of this promotion.
He was killed in action on at Gallipoli on 13th November, 1915 and is buried in Quarry Cemetery, Montauban.
Submitted 18 July 2023 by John Oakes
Biography contributed by John Oakes
George Henry GIBBS (Service Number 212. NAA uses 717) was born on 24th June 1886 at Shellhaven NSW (sic). He commenced working as a tram conductor in Sydney in March 1909. He became a permanent employee in 1910. He was released to join the Expeditionary Forces in August 1914, only days after the war was declared. Unusually for a man joining the AIF he was married.
He left Australia on HMAT ‘Afric’ on 18th October 1914
By the time Gibbs arrived at Gallipoli he had attained the rank of Sergeant, although his file contains no record of this promotion.
He was charged with neglect of duty at Mudros West (on the Greek island of Lemnos) and severely reprimanded. After Gallipoli he joined the Pioneer Battalion and was transported from Alexandria to Marseilles (France) in the transport ‘Ballarat’. He became ill on the voyage and was transferred to hospital. He joined the unit eventually in June 1916. He was killed in action on 13th November 1916, and is buried in Quarry Cemetery, Montauban.
- based on notes for the Great Sydney Central Station Honour Board