William (Willie or Gibby) GIBSON MM

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Service Number:	3525
Enlisted:	23 May 1915
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	45th Infantry Battalion (WW1)
Born:	Bingara, New South Wales, Australia, 22 January 1887
Home Town:	Mascot, Botany Bay, New South Wales
Schooling:	Fort St Public School, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Occupation:	Post office foreman
Died:	Killed in Action, France, 18 September 1918, aged 31 years
Cemetery:	Jeancourt Communal Cemetery Extension
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Mascot War Memorial

23 May 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3525, 13th Infantry Battalion
13 Oct 1915:	Involvement Private, 3525, 13th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '11' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Port Lincoln embarkation_ship_number: A17 public_note: ''
13 Oct 1915:	Embarked Private, 3525, 13th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Port Lincoln, Sydney
18 Sep 1918:	Involvement Private, 3525, 45th Infantry Battalion (WW1), --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 3525 awm_unit: 45 Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1918-09-18
4 Feb 1919:	Honoured Military Medal, Villers-Bretonneux, 'For courage and devotion to duty on the night 2nd/5th May, 1917, near VILLERS BRETONNEUX. When all telephone lines with the front were broken he worked continuously all night under very heavy shell fire repairing the lines and succeeded in keeping Battalion Headquarters in communication with the front line, thereby enabling information of the greatest value to be transmitted without delay. His work during the whole tour showed great keeness and utter disregard for personal danger.' Source: 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 15 Date: 4 February 1919

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