John Prowse GIBSON

GIBSON, John Prowse

    Service Number: 6801
    Enlisted: 10 February 1917, Melbourne, Vic.
    Last Rank: Second Corporal
    Last Unit: War Records Section
    Born: Red Hill, Victoria, Australia, 1894
    Home Town: Red Hill, Mornington Peninsula, Victoria
    Schooling: Red Hill No 1301 State School, Victoria, Australia
    Occupation: Labourer
    Died: Highett, Victoria, Australia, 30 April 1978, cause of death not yet discovered
    Cemetery: Springvale Botanical Cemetery, Melbourne
    PLOT Banksia, Wall G, Niche 112
    Memorials: Dromana War Memorial
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    World War 1 Service

    10 Feb 1917: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 6801, 22nd Infantry Battalion, Melbourne, Vic.
    11 May 1917: Embarked Private, 6801, 22nd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ascanius, Melbourne
    11 May 1917: Involvement Private, 6801, 22nd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '14' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ascanius embarkation_ship_number: A11 public_note: ''
    4 Dec 1917: Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 6801, 22nd Infantry Battalion, proceeded to 2nd ADBD [Australan Divisional Base Depot], Havre, France via Southampton ex 6th Training Battalion, Command Depot, Fovant
    19 May 1918: Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 6801, 22nd Infantry Battalion, Ville sur Ancre
    23 Jul 1918: Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 6801, 22nd Infantry Battalion, Gassed near Villers-Bretonneux. Evacuated to hospital (France). Rejoined unit 11 September 1918.
    24 Jul 1918: Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 6801, 22nd Infantry Battalion, Villers-Bretonneux, admitted 49th Casualty Clearance Station [based at Boves]. 6 August, admitted to No.2 Stationary Hospital, Abbeville. 24 August, to No.1 Convalescent Depot, Havre
    5 Oct 1918: Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 6801, 22nd Infantry Battalion, Montbrehain
    2 Jan 1919: Transferred AIF WW1, Private, War Records Section , AIF London
    10 Apr 1919: Promoted AIF WW1, Second Corporal, War Records Section , AIF London
    6 Oct 1919: Embarked AIF WW1, Second Corporal, 6801, War Records Section , Embarked England per HT Pakeha for return to Australia. Disembarked Melbourne 24 November, 1919
    6 Mar 1920: Discharged AIF WW1, Second Corporal, 6801, War Records Section , RTA 6 October 1919 and discharged (TPE).

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