George (George) GIBBS

Service Number:	14580
Enlisted:	29 November 1915, 21.1.17 on stength in Europe - France. 24.9.18 injured (fractured elbow) and 27.9.18 transferred to UK hospital.
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	Divisional Ammunition Column
Born:	Euroa, Victoria, Australia, 1895
Home Town:	Euroa, Strathbogie, Victoria
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Labourer
Died:	Bowel Cancer, Heidelberg, Victoria, Australia, 17 May 1975
Cemetery:	Fawkner Memorial Park Cemetery, Victoria
Memorials:	Euroa Telegraph Park

World War 1 Service

29 Nov 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, 14580, Divisional Ammunition Column, 21.1.17 on stength in Europe - France. 24.9.18 injured (fractured elbow) and 27.9.18 transferred to UK hospital.
4 May 1916:	Embarked Gunner, 14580, 2nd Field Artillery Brigade , HMAT Port Lincoln, Melbourne
4 May 1916:	Embarked AIF WW1, 14580, Embarked from Melbourne per HMAT A 17 Port Lincoln for UK. 1.12.16 proceeded to France per S/S Arundel from Folkestone.
4 May 1916:	Involvement Gunner, 14580, 2nd Field Artillery Brigade , --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '3' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Port Lincoln embarkation_ship_number: A17 public_note: ''
29 Dec 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Gunner, 14580, 2nd Field Artillery Brigade
24 Sep 1918:	Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 14580, 1st Divisional Ammunition Column, Fromelles (Fleurbaix), Fractured elbow. Hospitalised in field then invalided from France to UK (Bath War hospital) injured on 27.9.18.
17 Jan 1919:	Involvement AIF WW1, Gunner, 1st Divisional Ammunition Column
25 Mar 1919:	Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 14580, Divisional Ammunition Column, Returned to Australia on "SS Karmala" from the UK War Hospital Bath on 2.1.19 after suffering a fractured elbow in France.

Two enlistments.

George Gibbs enlisted along with his uncle, Peter Francis Beaton on the 24/7/15. He was given the SERN of 3115 and gave his full name of George William Gibbs at enlistment. He did not attend for embarkation however in November of that year and his enlistment stalled. He again enlisted on the 29/12/15 as George Gibbs, omitting his christian name William. He was given the SERN 14580 and later embarked for overseas duty in France.
There is no known family explanation for his failure to embark on the first enlistment or his re enlistment under a truncated name.

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