ANZAC Heroes | Great War 1914 – 1918

Bunbury – Wellington District Western Australia

GIBBS, Herbert

Full Name: Herbert

GIBBS

Date of Birth: 11

–

1894

Place of birth: Darkan WA

Australia

Occupation: Farmer

Address: Darkan WA / Collie WA

Next of Kin: Father- Henry Gibbs

Next of Kin Address: Darkan WA

Religion: Church of England

Service Number: 4433

Rank: Private

Unit/Division: 28th Battalion

Enlistment Date: 1916-02-15

Enlistment Location: Blackboy Hill

Western Australia

Embarkation Port:

Embarkation Date: 1916-03-31

Embarkation Ship:

Disembarkation Port:

Disembarkation Date: 1916-04-24

Locations Served:

, ,

Returned: No

Discharge Date:

Cause of Death: KILLED IN ACTION

Date of Death:

Place of Death: Pozieres, FRANCE

Age at Death: 21

Burial Location: Inscription Villers Brettoneux Memorial France- No Known Grave

15/02/1916- To Area No. 1 as Private
2/03/1916- To No. 51 Depot
14/03/1916- To 28th Battalion 11th Reinforcements
12/06/1916- Disembarked Plymouth ex Alexandria
25/07/1916- Proceeded Overseas 2nd Australian Division Base Depot Etaples France ex 7th Training Battalion England
8/08/1916- Joined 28th Battalion in the field France
27/08/1916- KILLED  IN  ACTION Pozieres,  France.

 

SERVICE MEDALS AWARDED

British War Medal No. 34819

Victory Medal No. 34578

Memorial Plaque/Scroll No. 314304

 

MEMORIAL INSCRIPTIONS

Darkan Honour Roll WA

Australian War Memorial Canberra ACT Panel No. 113

Villers-Brettoneux War Memorial France.