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GIBBONS, Daniel
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 4790 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 4th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Oberon, New South Wales, Australia, 1888 |
| Home Town: | Sydney, City of Sydney, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 24 July 1916 |
| Cemetery: |
London Cemetery and Extension, Longueval Burial reference: - Plot 4. Row C. Grave 11. |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Oberon Shire Honour Roll |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 8 Mar 1916: | Involvement Private, 4790, 4th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Star of England embarkation_ship_number: A15 public_note: '' | |
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| 8 Mar 1916: | Embarked Private, 4790, 4th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Star of England, Sydney |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Dianne Black
William Joseph Gibbons and Mary Maria Stapleton married 1869 in Carcoar, New South Wales, Australia.
Court of Inquiry convened on 14th June 1917, pronounced Private Daniel Gibbins fate as killed in action on the 24th July 1916. Details of burial unknown. However in 1937, Private Gibbins remains were located in an unmarked grave in the vicinity of Pozieres, France identification was confirmed via his "identity disc ". Private Daniel Gibbons remains were exhumed and reinterred in London Cemetery and Extension.
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