GIBBON T.F.

GIBBON T.F.

Given Names: Thomas Foster

Service Number: 10253

Unit: 10th Field Company Engineers

Rank: Sapper

Paybook Number:

Age: 19 Yrs 6 Mths

Occupation: Engineer

Marital Status: Single

Religion: Church of England

PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION

Height: 5 Ft 8¼ In

Weight: 137 Lbs

Chest: 34-37 In

Hair: Brown

Eyes: Blue

Complexion: Fresh

ENLISTMENT

Date Enlisted: 8/3/1916

Place: Melbourne

Next of Kin: FATHER Frederick Timothy Gibbon

31 Foley Street, Kew, Victoria

Embarkation Date: 20/6/1916

Port: Melbourne

Ship: HMAT Runic A54

END OF WAR

Status: Returned to Australia

Ship: Marathon

Embarked: 6/11/1918

Disembarked: 1/1/1919

Unit: 10th Field Company Engineers

Rank: Sapper

Discharge Date: 8/8/1919

Place: 3MD

MEDALS AND AWARDS

14/15 Star: Not earned

British War Medal: 47469

Victory Medal: 46635

Other:

BIRTH

Date or Year: 15/8/1896

Place: Inglewood, Victoria

Father: Frederick Timothy GIBBON

Mother: Lizzie FOSTER

MARRIAGE

Year: 1936

Place: Victoria

Spouse: Dory Kate LUHER

DEATH

Date or Year: 6/12/1966

Place: Preston, Victoria

Burial: Kew Cemetery, Victoria

SERVICE RECORD HIGHLIGHTS

Wounded in action 31/7/1917; gun shot wound, elbow

Wounded in action 10/4/1918; gun shot wound, fingers right-hand