Date of enlistment | 12th July 1915 |
Rank at enlistment | Private |
Company | Transferred to 2nd Tunelling Company & 2nd Pioneer Battalion |
Significant events while with the AIF | Killed in Action |
Buried at Delville Wood Cemetery, Longueval
Summary of Private Gibson’s WW1 service record located in the National Archives of Australia. Full details are available online at NAA series B2455
Date | Location | Event |
5th January 1917 | France | Killed in Action |
30th September 1916 | France | Transferred to 2nd Pioneer Battalion |
14th July 1916 | France | Transferred to 2nd Tunnelling Company |
26th March 1916 | France | Disembarked Marseille |
19th March 1916 | Egypt | Proceeded to join British Expeditionary Force from Alexandria on the Llandovery Castle |
12th March 1916 | Egypt | Transferred to 2nd Pioneer Battalion, Moascar |
8th January 1916 | Egypt | Taken on Strength, Tel-el-Kabir |
25th October 1915 | Egypt | Disembarked Alexandria |
29th September 1915 | Australia | Departed Melbourne on RMS Osterley |
3rd August 1915 | Australia | Assigned to 5th Reinforcements 22nd Battalion |
19th July 1915 | Australia | Marched into Broadmeadows depot |