Henry Walker GIBSON

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Service Numbers:	1932, 1932A
Enlisted:	1 June 1915, Liverpool, New South Wales
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	18th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Surry Hills, New South Wales, 13 March 1899
Home Town:	Redfern, City of Sydney, New South Wales
Schooling:	St Vincent's School, Redfern
Occupation:	Broom-maker
Died:	Killed in Action, France, 4 August 1916, aged 17 years
Cemetery:	No known grave - "Known Unto God" No known grave, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France)

1 Jun 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1932, Liverpool, New South Wales
9 Aug 1915:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1932, 19th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '13' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Runic embarkation_ship_number: A54 public_note: ''
9 Aug 1915:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 1932, 19th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Runic, Sydney
29 Sep 1915:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1932, 18th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli
4 Aug 1916:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1932A, 18th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 1932A awm_unit: 18 Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1916-08-04

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Henry was only 17 years old when he was killed.

His epitaph reads:

SWEET JESUS, HAVE MERCY ON HIS SOUL

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