GIBSON, John
| Service Numbers: | 3825, B7974 |
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| Enlisted: | 16 July 1915, Adelaide, South Australia |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 50th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Port Victoria, South Australia, 28 March 1888 |
| Home Town: | Port Victoria, Yorke Peninsula, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Port Victoria School |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Died of wounds, Boulogne, France, 18 August 1916, aged 28 years |
| Cemetery: |
Boulogne Eastern Cemetery Boulogne Eastern Cemetery, Boulogne, Nord Pas de Calais, France |
| Memorials: | Adelaide National War Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Port Victoria War Memorial and Flagpole |
World War 1 Service
| 16 Jul 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Adelaide, South Australia | |
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| 7 Feb 1916: |
Involvement
AIF WW1, Private, 3825, 27th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '15' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Miltiades embarkation_ship_number: A28 public_note: '' |
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| 7 Feb 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 3825, 27th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Miltiades, Adelaide | |
| 18 Aug 1916: |
Involvement
AIF WW1, Private, B7974, 50th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 3825 awm_unit: 50 Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1916-08-18 |
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"3825 Private John Gibson, 27th Battalion. A labourer from Port Victoria, South Australia, prior to enlistment with the service number B7974, he embarked with the 9th Reinforcements from Adelaide on 7 February 1916 aboard HMAT Miltiades for Suez. Shortly after arrival he was transferred to the 50th Battalion which relocated to the Western Front, France, during early June 1916. Pte Gibson was wounded in action near Albert, France, on 16 August 1916, was evacuated to Boulogne where he died of these wounds two days later and is buried in the Boulogne Eastern Cemetery. He was aged 28 years." - SOURCE (www.awm.gov.au)
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