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GIBSON, Thomas
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 4039 |
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| Enlisted: | 27 June 1916, Kiama, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 30th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Thirroul, New South Wales, Australia, 13 September 1888 |
| Home Town: | Bulli, Wollongong, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Thirroul State School |
| Occupation: | Teacher |
| Died: | 24 January 1973, aged 84 years, cause of death not yet discovered, place of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Woronora Memorial Park, Sutherland, New South Wales Old Fam Rose Gdn 30, 0028 |
| Memorials: | New South Wales Garden of Remembrance (Rookwood Necropolis) |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 27 Jun 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 4039, 30th Infantry Battalion, Kiama, NSW | |
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| 7 Oct 1916: | Involvement Private, 4039, 30th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '16' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Ceramic embarkation_ship_number: A40 public_note: '' | |
| 7 Oct 1916: | Embarked Private, 4039, 30th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ceramic, Sydney |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Husband of Mrs Bessie Gibson, Hopetoun Street, Bulli, New South Wales
Thomas served in France and Belgium and was gassed at Passchendaele on 19 September 1917 and was wounded by a bursting shell on 30 Spetember 1918 resulting in the loss of sight.
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