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GIBSON, John
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 438 |
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| Enlisted: | 13 December 1915 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 34th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Seddonville, New Zealand, June 1895 |
| Home Town: | Greta, Cessnock, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | "Gillieston", East Greta Public School, New South Wales, Australia |
| Occupation: | Miner |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Villers-Bretonneux, France, 26 May 1918 |
| Cemetery: |
Adelaide Cemetery Villers-Bretonneux, France Adelaide Cemetery (Plot III, Row E, Grave No. 21), Villers-Bretonneux, France, Adelaide Cemetery, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Maitland Church of England South Maitland District Parish Honour Roll, Maitland St Thomas East Greta Roll of Honour, Telarah Homeville Roll of Honor, Wickham "Citizens of Wickham" Volunteers Honour Roll |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 13 Dec 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 438, 34th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 2 May 1916: | Involvement Private, 438, 34th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '17' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Hororata embarkation_ship_number: A20 public_note: '' | |
| 2 May 1916: | Embarked Private, 438, 34th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Hororata, Sydney |
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