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GIBBINS, William Ruben
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 3389 |
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| Enlisted: | 31 October 1916, Ballarat, Vic. |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 46th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Warracknabeal, Victoria, Australia, 2 December 1889 |
| Home Town: | Willenabrina, Yarriambiack, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Natural Causes, Heywood, Victoria, Australia, 18 April 1972, aged 82 years |
| Cemetery: |
Heywood Cemetery, Victoria |
| Memorials: | Byaduk Pictorial Honour Roll, Heywood War Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 31 Oct 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3389, 46th Infantry Battalion, Ballarat, Vic. | |
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| 11 May 1917: | Involvement Private, 3389, 46th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '19' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ascanius embarkation_ship_number: A11 public_note: '' | |
| 11 May 1917: | Embarked Private, 3389, 46th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ascanius, Melbourne |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Son of George Henry GIBBINS and Margaret Jane nee JOYCE, Heywood, Victoria
Husband of Nellie Amy GIBBINS nee PETTIT
Military Medal
Work near Hamel on 8 August 1918.
Recommendation date: 11 August 1918