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GIBBS, Arthur Claude
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 87 |
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| Enlisted: | 29 November 1915, Enlisted at Casula, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 34th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Dunedin, New Zealand, 1880 |
| Home Town: | Sydney, City of Sydney, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | State School, Auckland, NZ; State School, Richmond, Victoria |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 18 August 1918 |
| Cemetery: |
Beacon Cemetery, Sailly-Laurette Plot V1, Row G, Grave 6, Beacon Cemetery, Sailly-Laurette, Bray-sur-Somme, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 29 Nov 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 87, 36th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Casula, NSW | |
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| 13 May 1916: | Involvement Private, 87, 36th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '17' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Beltana embarkation_ship_number: A72 public_note: '' | |
| 13 May 1916: | Embarked Private, 87, 36th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Beltana, Sydney | |
| 7 Jun 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 87, Multiple gunshot wounds to the shoulder and fingers | |
| 2 Oct 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 87, 36th Infantry Battalion, 2nd occasion. Shell wounds to the right thigh | |
| 18 Aug 1918: | Involvement Private, 87, 34th Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 87 awm_unit: 34th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1918-08-18 |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
At the time of enlisted he was living at 126 Palmer Street, East Sydney, NSW
Son of Florence Ellis of 304 Bridge Road, Drummoyne, NSW; brother of Ivy Loive Gibbs of 'Braemar'Sutherland Street, Neutral Bay, NSW
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal