John Denhame GIBSON

GIBSON, John Denhame

Service Numbers: 51366, V91135
Enlisted: 18 January 1918, Benalla, Victoria
Last Rank: Private
Last Unit: 9 Garrison Battalion / Company (Vic)
Born: Creswick, Victoria, 16 February 1898
Home Town: St Kilda West, Port Phillip, Victoria
Schooling: Not yet discovered
Occupation: Bank clerk
Died: Natural causes, Brisbane, Queensland, 11 February 1957, aged 58 years
Cemetery: Not yet discovered
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World War 1 Service

18 Jan 1918: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 51366, Benalla, Victoria
1 May 1918: Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 51366, 1st to 17th (VIC) Reinforcements, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '20' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Euripides embarkation_ship_number: A14 public_note: ''
1 May 1918: Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 51366, 1st to 17th (VIC) Reinforcements, HMAT Euripides, Sydney
3 Jul 1918: Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 22nd Infantry Battalion
6 Dec 1919: Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 51366, 22nd Infantry Battalion

World War 2 Service

5 Dec 1940: Enlisted V91135, Brighton, Victoria
5 Dec 1940: Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Private, V91135
6 Dec 1940: Involvement V91135, 9 Garrison Battalion / Company (Vic)
26 Aug 1942: Discharged V91135, 9 Garrison Battalion / Company (Vic)

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Biography contributed by Paul Trevor

The four enlisted children of Louis Denhame Gibson and Edith Annie (née Wallace) Gibson of Malvern, Victoria:-

476 Sgt. Charles Thornley Gibson (/explore/people/243629) - returned to Australia;

976 Sgt. Frederick Wallace Gibson (/explore/people/224216) - returned to Australia; 

1043 / Lt. Alexander James Gibson (/explore/people/258216) - killed in action;

51366 Pte. John Denhame Gibson - returned to Australia.

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