|
Unit |
1st
Light Horse Regiment,
A Squadron |
Rank |
Sergeant |
|
Date of Enlistment |
26 August
1914 |
Service no. |
195 |
|
Date of Death |
7 August 1915 |
Place of Death |
Pope's
Hill |
|
Age |
27 |
|
|
|
Cemetery |
Quinn's Post |
Details |
B. 1 |
|
Epitaph |
None |
|
Next of Kin |
(Father)
GIBSON George |
Address |
Manilla
NSW |
|
Parents |
George
and Jane Gibson |
Address |
Manilla
NSW |
|
Date of Birth |
1887 |
Place of birth |
NSW
Somerton |
|
General |
1st Australian Light Horse Regiment - 7
August 1915 – Pope’s Post
General attack by our forces along the
whole line. Our attack was made at 04.30 from Pope’s Hill on the
Chessboard trenches north of Bloody Angle. The attack was gallantly led
by Major J M Reid. The storming party reached the third line of
trenches, occupied about 30 yards of them and held them for 2 hours but
the enemy counter attacked in great force. They severely bombed the
forward party and forced them to retire. Lt Harris, G H L displayed
great gallantry in leading 1st line of the storming party and although
wounded remained in the foremost position gained until the retirement.
www.awm.gov.au/cms_images/AWM4/10/AWM4-10-6-4.pdf
(source 7) |
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Other Sources |
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Photo |
 |
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The Sydney Morning Herald Newspaper, 8 September 1915
(source 24) |
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Photo |
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The Daily Telegraph Newspaper, 3 September 1915, page 9
(source 70) |
 |
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Newspaper article |
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The
Sydney Morning Herald Newspaper, 3 September 1915 (source
24) |
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Newspaper article |
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The Daily
Telegraph Newspaper, 2 September 1915, page 3 (source 70) |
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Newspaper article |
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The Daily
Telegraph Newspaper, 11 September 1915, page 12 (source
70) |
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Family details |
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|
Spirits of
Gallipoli |
 |
|
Headstone |
|
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Gallipoli Photographic Expedition, 2009 (source 183) |
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Notes |
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MUIR, Leslie, Canterbury Boys, page 240
(source 65) |
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Various |
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Australian War Memorial, ACT, Panel 2 (source 14) |
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