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MCGIBBON, Ralph
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 1412 |
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| Enlisted: | 18 November 1914, Enlisted at Liverpool, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 4th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Nathalia, Victoria, Australia, 1887 |
| Home Town: | Woodstock, Cowra, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Shearer |
| Died: | Died of wounds - shell wound to the right thigh, At sea (HS Gloucester Castle), 7 May 1915 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Buried at sea Chaplain Rev. T.H. Wilford officiated , Lone Pine Memorial, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Lone Pine Memorial to the Missing |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 18 Nov 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1412, 4th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Liverpool, NSW | |
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| 11 Feb 1915: | Involvement Private, 1412, 4th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Seang Bee embarkation_ship_number: A48 public_note: '' | |
| 11 Feb 1915: | Embarked Private, 1412, 4th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Seang Bee, Sydney |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Husband of Elsie Edith McGibbon of Clunes Sawes Reef, Woodstock, NSW
Father of Gladys Lavinia McGibbon, Ralph McGibbon and Nellie Florence McGibbon
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
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