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GIBSON, Archibald Erroll Leith-Hay
Personal Details
| Service Numbers: | QX17934, QX13861 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 2 July 1940 |
| Last Rank: | Staff Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | 2nd/26th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Mackay, Queensland, Australia, 26 September 1902 |
| Home Town: | Beaudesert, Scenic Rim, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Unknown |
| Occupation: | Clerk / Accountant |
| Died: | Malaria whilst a prisoner of the Japanese, Burma, 26 October 1943, aged 41 years |
| Cemetery: |
Thanbyuzayat War Cemetery, (Burma) A 16 C9 |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Ballarat Australian Ex-Prisoners of War Memorial |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement QX17934 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2 Jul 1940: | Involvement Private, QX13861, also QX17934 - d/d 26/10/1943 | |
| 2 Jul 1940: | Enlisted | |
| 2 Jul 1940: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Gunner, QX13861, 2nd/10th Field Regiment | |
| 23 Oct 1940: | Discharged | |
| 23 Oct 1940: | Discharged Australian Military Forces (WW2) , QX13861, 2nd/10th Field Regiment | |
| 21 Jan 1941: | Involvement Staff Sergeant , QX17934, also QX13861 - d/d 26/10/1943 POW | |
| 21 Jan 1941: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , QX17934, 2nd/26th Infantry Battalion | |
| 21 Jan 1941: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Staff Sergeant, QX17934, 2nd/26th Infantry Battalion | |
| 21 Jan 1941: | Enlisted | |
| 26 Oct 1943: | Involvement Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Staff Sergeant, QX17934, 2nd/26th Infantry Battalion | |
| 26 Oct 1943: | Discharged | |
| Date unknown: | Discharged Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Staff Sergeant, QX17934, 2nd/26th Infantry Battalion |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Elizabeth Allen
Archibald Erroll Leith Hay GIBSON was born in Mackay, Queensland on 26th September, 1902
His parents were Archibald Blair GIBSON & Florence Augusta Leith HAY
He was taken Prisoner of War by the Japanese and died of Malaria in Malay Camp, Burma on 26th October, 1943 and is buried in Thanbyuzeyat War Cemetery
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