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GIBB, John Taylor
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 6748 |
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| Enlisted: | 16 September 1916 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 5th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Moyhu, Victoria, September 1895 |
| Home Town: | Moyhu, Wangaratta, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Died: | Wangaratta, Victoria, Australia, 16 December 1964, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Wangaratta Cemetery, Victoria |
| Memorials: | Meadow Creek Pictorial Honour Board, Moyhu Reflection Corner |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 16 Sep 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 6748, 5th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 25 Oct 1916: | Embarked Private, 6748, 5th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ulysses, Melbourne | |
| 25 Oct 1916: | Involvement Private, 6748, 5th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ulysses embarkation_ship_number: A38 public_note: '' | |
| 10 May 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 6748, 5th Infantry Battalion, Bullecourt (Second), GSW scalp and left arm | |
| 24 Apr 1918: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 6748, 5th Infantry Battalion, Villers-Bretonneux, 2nd Occasion, remained on duty | |
| 23 Aug 1918: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 6748, 5th Infantry Battalion, "The Last Hundred Days", Severe wound, right of face. | |
| 17 Apr 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 6748, 5th Infantry Battalion |
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