GIBSON, Alexander Edmund
| Service Number: | 2133 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 60th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Not yet discovered |
| Home Town: | Horsham, Wimmera, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Died: | Died of wounds, United Kingdom, 25 July 1916, age not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Manchester Southern Cemetery, England, United Kingdom |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Ballan Presbyterian Church Honor Roll, Ballan War Memorial |
World War 1 Service
| 17 Jun 1915: | Involvement Private, 2133, 8th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Wandilla embarkation_ship_number: A62 public_note: '' | |
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| 17 Jun 1915: | Embarked Private, 2133, 8th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Wandilla, Melbourne | |
| 25 Jul 1916: | Involvement Private, 2133, 60th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 2133 awm_unit: 60th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1916-07-25 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Cathy Sedgwick
The summary below was completed by Cathy Sedgwick – Facebook “WW1 Australian War Graves in England/UK/Scotland/Ireland”
Died on this date - 25th July .....Private Alexander Edmund Gibson was born at Ingliston, Victoria in 1890.
He was a Grocer when he enlisted on 22nd February, 1915 & was posted to 8th Battalion.
On 6th August, 1915 Private Gibson joined 8th Battalion at Anzac. After recovering from Jaundice he was transferred to 60th Battalion.
Private Alexander Edmund Gibson was wounded on 19th July, 1916 at Fromelles. He was invalided to England but died from his wounds on 25th July, 1916.
He was buried in Southern Cemetery, Manchester, England.
My full research on Private Gibson can be found here:
https://ww1austburialsuk.weebly.com/-southern.html
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