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GIBBS, Leonard Durrant
Personal Details
| Service Numbers: | 579a, 599, 599a |
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| Enlisted: | 4 September 1916, Taken on strength 3rd Aust Machine Gun Coy 07 Oct 17 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 3rd Machine Gun Company |
| Born: | London, England UK, date not yet discovered |
| Home Town: | Not yet discovered |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Clerk |
| Memorials: | Annerley Stephens Shire Council Residents Honour Board 2 |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 4 Sep 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 579a, 12th Machine Gun Company, Taken on strength 3rd Aust Machine Gun Coy 07 Oct 17 | |
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| 14 Feb 1917: | Embarked Private, 599, 12th Machine Gun Company, RMS Osterley, Melbourne | |
| 14 Feb 1917: | Involvement Private, 599, 12th Machine Gun Company, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '21' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: RMS Osterley embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: '' | |
| 7 Oct 1917: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 3rd Machine Gun Company | |
| 27 Apr 1918: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 599a, Shrapnel wound left side | |
| 23 Jul 1919: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 599a, Returned to Australia HMAT Ulysses. | |
| 14 Oct 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 599a, 3rd Machine Gun Company, Discharged 1st Military District - Brisbane. |
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