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• Name
• Initials
• Vorname
• Place of birth Southampton
• Land Hampshire, England, United Kingdom
• Family Son of Hugh Frederick and Sarah Ann Gibbs, of 17, Abingdon Court, Kensington, London, England
• Education Cranleigh School; Royal Naval College (Greenwicht)
• Profession Defence Officer

Military service

• Place & date of enlistment 1 November 1914
• Rank Lieutenant Colonel
• Medals 1914-1915 Star Medal, British War Medal, Victory Medal
• Regiment and unit 2nd Divisional Train Australian Army Service Corps D A Q M G 1 Anzac Cps H
• Attached or transferred from 3rd - Light Horse Brigade Train
• Other data related to military career Applied for a commission 1 November 1914, with 3rd Light Horse Brigade Train; appointed Captain; embarkation 2 February 1915; wounded in action, 28 July 1915;promoted Major to command 2nd Div.Train, 2 August 1915; promoted Lt.Col. to complete establishment in 2nd Australian Divisional Train, 16 February 1916; to France March 1916

Death

• Type of wounds Killed in action, died on arrival in N°2 Can CCS
• Died at the age of 31
• Grave reference Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery XIX - C - 3

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