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GIBBON, Beatrice Louisa
Personal Details
| Service Numbers: | Not yet discovered |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Sister |
| Last Unit: | 1st Australian General Hospital |
| Born: | Auckland, New Zealand , 1883 |
| Home Town: | Not yet discovered |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Died: | Queensland, Australia, 10 February 1966, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Albany Creek Memorial Park-Cemetery & Crematorium, QLD Wall 12 | Section 25 | Niche 107 |
| Memorials: | East Brisbane War Memorial, Queensland Australian Army Nursing Service Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 21 Dec 1914: | Involvement 1st Australian General Hospital, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '23' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Kyarra embarkation_ship_number: A55 public_note: '' | |
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| 21 Dec 1914: | Embarked 1st Australian General Hospital, HMAT Kyarra, Brisbane | |
| 1 Dec 1915: | Promoted Australian Army Nursing Service (WW1), Sister, Transport duty from Suez to Australia January 1916 per “Suffolk” Transport duty to Suez from Australia April 1916 per “Aeneas” Service Egypt, England and on the field in France | |
| 23 Feb 1917: | Honoured Royal Red Cross (2nd Class), Awarded Royal Red Cross (2nd Class) Date of Commonwealth of Australia Gazette: 25 July 1917 Location in Commonwealth of Australia Gazette: Page 1544, position 2 Date of London Gazette: 23 February 1917 Location in London Gazette: Page 1950, position 7 | |
| 6 May 1919: | Embarked Australian Army Nursing Service (WW1), Sister, Returned to Australia 06 May 1919 per “Alexander Woerman” On Duty | |
| 7 Sep 1919: | Discharged Australian Army Nursing Service (WW1), Sister, Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal and Victory Medal |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Sandra Barry
Beatrice was the daughter of Edward Harvey Gibbon and Alice Eliza Gibbon nee Pain.