Albert GIBSON

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Service Number:	1929
Enlisted:	13 March 1916, Enlisted Melbourne allocated to 3rd Reinforcement’s 57th Battalion at Broadmeadows Camp Victoria
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	58th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Dromana, Victoria, Australia, 1890
Home Town:	Dromana, Mornington Peninsula, Victoria
Schooling:	Dromana State School, Victoria, Australia
Occupation:	Railway Clerk
Died:	Died of wounds, 5th General Hospital, Rouen, France, 5 September 1918
Cemetery:	St Sever Cemetery Extension, Rouen Block R, Plot II, Row S, Grave No. 18. Memorial Plaque held in remembrance at Altona RSL Victoria
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Dromana War Memorial

13 Mar 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1929, 57th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted Melbourne allocated to 3rd Reinforcement’s 57th Battalion at Broadmeadows Camp Victoria
8 Jul 1916:	Involvement Private, 1929, 57th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '20' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ajana embarkation_ship_number: A31 public_note: ''
8 Jul 1916:	Embarked Private, 1929, 57th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ajana, Melbourne
23 Dec 1916:	Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 58th Infantry Battalion, Taken on Strength of the 58th Battalion in the field France from reinforcement’s UK
26 Mar 1917:	Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 1929, 58th Infantry Battalion, The Outpost Villages - German Withdrawal to Hindenburg Line
30 Aug 1917:	Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 58th Infantry Battalion, Returned from wounded UK Convalescence GSW left arm severe
2 Sep 1918:	Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 1929, 58th Infantry Battalion, Mont St Quentin / Peronne, Wounded severe GSW neck and spine
5 Sep 1918:	Involvement Private, 1929, 58th Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 1929 awm_unit: 58th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1918-09-05

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