GIBSON, John Finlayson

GIBSON, John Finlayson

Full Name: John Finlayson

GIBSON

Date of Birth: 08

1883

Place of birth: Beaufort

Australia

Occupation: Timber Hewer

Address: Capel WA

Next of Kin: Wife-Marion Edith Gibson

Next of Kin Address: Capel WA

Religion: Church of England

Service Number: 7430

Rank: Private

Unit/Division: 4th Divisional Train

Enlistment Date: 1917-08-23

Enlistment Location: Bunbury

WA

Embarkation Port:

Embarkation Date: 1918-03-13

Embarkation Ship:

Disembarkation Port:

Disembarkation Date: 1918-04-04

Locations Served:

Returned: Yes

Discharge Date: 1919-08-26

Cause of Death:

Date of Death:

Place of Death:

Age at Death:

Burial Location:

3/09/1917-To D3 Depot as Private
27/10/1917-To Rockingham Depot
25/01/1918-To D3 Depot Blackboy Hill
13/03/1918-To 28th Battalion 22nd Reinforcements
30/04/1918-Embarked Port Tewfik Suez for Southampton
15/05/1918-To 5th Training Battalion Fovant England
4/06/1918-Transferred 51 st Battalion Details at 12th Training Battalion Codford England
8/08/1918-Proceeded Overseas France ex. Folkestone ex. Codford
16/08/1918-Joined 51st Battalion in the field France ex. Base Depot
16/12/1918-Admitted 3rd Canadian General Hospital Boulogne France ( Pyrexia ) ex. 13 Aust Field Ambualnce ex. 20 Casualty Clearing Station
24/12/1918-To Aust Infantry Base Depot Havre France
4/01/1919-Rejoined Unit in the field France
12/01/1919-Transferred 27th Company 4th Divisional Train in the field France ( Appointed Driver )
31/03/1919-Transferred 14th Company 4th Divisional Train in the field France
30/04/1919-To No. 4 Group Hurdcott ex. Southampton ex. Havre France
21/06/1919-Embarked England for Australia per “Konigin Louise”
3/08/1919-Disembarked Fremantle
26/08/1919-Discharged from Service

 

DEATH/BURIAL DETAILS

Date of Death – 29/08/1958 ( Aged 75 years )

Burial – Capel Cemetery WA – Section AB6 – Grave No. 69.

 

AUTHOR NOTE

Sincere thanks to Jen THOMSON for advising Death/Burial details in her work ” Capel Connections “, February 2018.