Edward GIBBS

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Service Number:	6887
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	6th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Caulfield, Victoria, Australia, 23 February 1887
Occupation:	Labourer
Died:	Heart Failure, Beechworth, Victoria, Australia , 2 August 1965, aged 78 years
Cemetery:	Beechworth Cemetery, Victoria Buried at 4.00 pm on Sunday 03.08.1965 in Church of England Section C - Plot 42A. Edward was originally buried alone in an unmarked grave. In 2019, D.V.A. approved and constructed a full military grave for him This successful military recognition project was the result of a collaborative research and application effort by the Beechworth Cemetery Trust and Charles Sturt University, Albury Wodonga Campus.

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25 Oct 1916:	Involvement Private, 6887, 6th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ulysses embarkation_ship_number: A38 public_note: ''
25 Oct 1916:	Embarked Private, 6887, 6th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ulysses, Melbourne

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