GIBSON, Thomas
| Service Number: | 4545 |
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| Enlisted: | 3 November 1916 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 30th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Broadmeadow, New South Wales, Australia, 29 September 1882 |
| Home Town: | Broadmeadows, Clarence Valley, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Broadmeadow, New South Wales, Australia, 26 February 1946, aged 63 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Sandgate General Cemetery, Newcastle, NSW ANGLICAN 1-44. 84. |
| Memorials: | Hamilton Superior Public School Roll of Honour |
World War 1 Service
| 3 Nov 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 4545, 30th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 25 Nov 1916: | Involvement Private, 4545, 30th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '16' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Beltana embarkation_ship_number: A72 public_note: '' | |
| 25 Nov 1916: | Embarked Private, 4545, 30th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Beltana, Sydney | |
| 24 Apr 1918: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 4545, 30th Infantry Battalion, German Spring Offensive 1918, Gassed | |
| 28 Sep 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 4545, 30th Infantry Battalion |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Evan Evans
From Gary Mitchell, Sandgate Cemetery.
Served during The Great War, now resting at Sandgate Cemetery.
76 years ago today, on the Thursday afternoon of the 28th February 1946, Private Thomas Gibson, 30th Battalion (Reg No-4545), labourer from 9 Lambton Road, Broadmeadow, New South Wales, was laid to rest at Sandgate Cemetery, age 63. ANGLICAN 1-44. 84.
Born at Broadmeadow, New South Wales on the 29th September 1882 to William (died 1921) and Dinah (died 1906) Gibson, Tom enlisted November 1916 at Newcastle, N.S.W.
Wounded in action - 24.4.1918 (gassed).
Tom returned home August 1919, being discharged on the 28th September 1919.
Younger brother Samuel (30th Battalion & Australian Corps Headquarters, Reg No-2341, born 1894, died 1955, Newcastle, N.S.W.) also served 1st A.I.F.
Mr. Gibson’s name has been inscribed on the Hamilton (Gregson Park) War Memorial, Hamilton Municipal District Roll of Honor and the Hamilton Superior Public School Roll of Honor (photo, unveiled on the 23th May 1918, 372 names inscribed, 36 Fallen). Name not inscribed on The Capt. Clarence Smith Jeffries (V.C.) and Pte. William Matthew Currey (V.C.) Memorial Wall. Name not inscribed on the Hamilton St. Peter's Anglican Church Honor Roll.
Tom’s headstone plaque proudly tells us of his service with the 30th Battalion, and I have placed poppies in remembrance of his sacrifice for God, King & Country.
Contact with descendants would be greatly appreciated.
Lest We Forget.
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