GIBSON, Percival George
| Service Number: | 3103 |
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| Enlisted: | 11 August 1915 |
| Last Rank: | Lance Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 4th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Nambucca, New South Wales, Australia, 1888 |
| Home Town: | Sydney, City of Sydney, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Erskineville Public School, New South Wales, Australia |
| Occupation: | Machinist |
| Died: | Killed in action, Bullecourt, France, 5 May 1917 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France. |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial |
World War 1 Service
| 11 Aug 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3103, 19th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 20 Dec 1915: | Involvement Private, 3103, 19th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '13' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Suevic embarkation_ship_number: A29 public_note: '' | |
| 20 Dec 1915: | Embarked Private, 3103, 19th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Suevic, Sydney | |
| 5 May 1917: | Involvement Lance Corporal, 3103, 4th Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 3103 awm_unit: 4th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Lance Corporal awm_died_date: 1917-05-05 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Stephen Brooks
Percival George Gibson was the son of Frederick and Mary Gibson of Sydney, New South Wales. He was working as a machinist with Buchanan Bros, who were mantel makers, Glebe, Sydney.
Percy enlisted in the 19th Battalion only a few weeks after his brother. His older brother, Private 2408 Bayliss Gibson 19th Battalion AIF, was killed in action at Pozieres during July 1916.
Percival transferred to the 4th Battalion in Egypt and he also wounded at Pozieres, the same time Bayliss was killed. Percival was put out of action by shell shock, and was evacuated to England. He was over two months in hospital at a hospital in England being treated.
He rejoined the 4th Battalion in France on 17 January 1917, and was soon after promoted to Lance Corporal. Percy Gibson was killed in action on 5 May 1917, no details are given on his fate and he has no known grave.
The father of the two men, Frederick Gibson, wrote to the AIF in 1920 regarding their loss, “….I am applying to you for some assistance from the deceased soldier dependents gratuity. I had four sons at the war, the two that returned, I am trying to assist them as well as I can. I have purchased a small property on terms. Whatever assistance I get from the gratuity will be a great help to one. I was depending on my sons to keep me, before they went to the war. My wife and my self are living on a small property near Fairfield. Hoping Sir, you will be able to give this matter your consideration, I remain Sir, your obedient servant, Frederick Gibson.”
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