Gordon Henry GIBSON

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GIBSON, Gordon Henry

Service Number:	3070
Enlisted:	10 January 1917, 58th Infantry; Served in Citizen Military Forces.
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	38th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Collingwood, Victoria, Australia, June 1895
Home Town:	Footscray, Maribyrnong, Victoria
Schooling:	Ascot Vale State School, Victoria, Australia
Occupation:	Electroplater
Died:	Killed in Action, France, 29 September 1918
Cemetery:	Unicorn Cemetery, Vendhuile Plot III, Row B, Grave No. 6
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World War 1 Service

10 Jan 1917:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3070, 38th Infantry Battalion, 58th Infantry; Served in Citizen Military Forces.
29 Mar 1918:	Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 3070, 38th Infantry Battalion, German Spring Offensive 1918, GSW buttocks
Date unknown:	Involvement Private, 3070, 38th Infantry Battalion

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From Marie Victorine

Private GORDON HENRY GIBSON
38th Bn. Australian Infantry, A. I. F - 29th September 1918, aged 23. - Plot III. B. 6.

Gordon joined the A.I.F. in January 1917 and sailed from Melbourne, Australia on the ship "Ballarat", arriving in the UK on 26th April 1917. From there his unit proceeded to France.

Gordon was the eldest son of Louise and William Gibson of 74 Victoria Street, Footscray, Victoria, Australia. His younger siblings were Arthur, Bert, and Alma.

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