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GIBSON, Edwin Robert
Personal Details
| Service Numbers: | 1470, 1356 |
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| Enlisted: | 14 October 1914, Kerang, Vic. |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 14th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Leeming, Yorkshire, England, 1888 |
| Home Town: | Kerang, Gannawarra, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Secondary School, Jarrow on Tyne, England |
| Occupation: | Copper smith |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Gallipoli, 21 August 1915 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Lone Pine Memorial, panel 41 |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Lone Pine Memorial to the Missing |
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World War 1 Service
| 14 Oct 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1470, 14th Infantry Battalion, Kerang, Vic. | |
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| 2 Feb 1915: | Involvement Private, 1356, 14th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '11' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Clan McGillivray embarkation_ship_number: A46 public_note: '' | |
| 2 Feb 1915: | Embarked Private, 1356, 14th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Clan McGillivray, Melbourne | |
| 3 May 1915: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 1470, 14th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, GSW to upper extremities sustained at Courtney's Post. Evacuated to UK. Rejoined unit 18 August 1915. | |
| 21 Aug 1915: | Involvement Private, 1470, 14th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 1470 awm_unit: 14 Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1915-08-21 | |
| 21 Aug 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1470, 14th Infantry Battalion, The August Offensive - Lone Pine, Suvla Bay, Sari Bair, The Nek and Hill 60 - Gallipoli, Hill 60 |
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