Soldier profiles

Name : GIBSON, GEORGE JAMES
Service Number : NX87747
Date of Birth : 15/03/1922
Place of Birth : NOWRA, NSW
Known as :
Occupation on Enlistment : CLERK
Date of Enlistment : 06/02/1942
Locality on Enlistment : ROSEVILLE, NSW
Place of Enlistment : PADDINGTON, NSW
Next of Kin : GIBSON, JAMES
Rank (at time of discharge / death) : SERGEANT
Service : ARMY
Final Posting : 2/2 PIONEER BATTALION
Position / Platoon / Company (as 2/2 Pioneer) (date / details) : BATTALION HEADQUARTERS (DAEO, MOROTAI)
Unit Transfers / Promotions (date / details) :
Theatres of War : BORNEO
Actions :
Wounded (date / details) :
Discharged : 03/09/1946
Date Died : N/A
Community Roll of Honour : N/A
Buried Location / Memorial (P.O.W., D.O.W., K.I.A.) : N/A
K.I.A. (date / details) : N/A
D.O.W. (date / details) : N/A
M.I.A. (date / details) : N/A
P.O.W. (location/s) : NO
Died P.O.W. (date / details) : N/A
P.O.W. Camps (details) : N/A
Recovered P.O.W. (location/s) : N/A
Honours and Gallantry : None for display
Applicable Australian War Memorial circulars : NO
References found (entries & photos) : National Archives of Australia (Barcode 4644070 [DIGITISED]), WW2 Nominal Roll, Australian War Memorial, AWM_090611.jpg

Background : Son of James Gibson.

Service & personal summary At enlistment : single. No previous military experience. At discharge : height 5 feet 9 inches, blue eyes, fair complexion, brown hair. Marital status : single. Marks / scars : none Full time war service : A.I.F. 06/02/1942 to 03/09/1946 which included 1671 days active service (1105 days within Australia & 499 days overseas). Operational service : New Guinea area (embarked from Australia 25/07/1943, disembarked in Australia 29/02/1944), Borneo area (embarked from Australia 16/03/1945, disembarked in Australia 19/12/1945). War badge no. A340536. Discharge certificate no. 468862.

Service record
06/02/1942 Marched into General Details Depot Sydney, New South Wales.
06/02/1942 Marched out to 9 Pioneer Training Battalion.
06/02/1942 Taken on strength 9 Pioneer Training Battalion Dubbo, New South Wales.
24/04/1942 Admitted 207 Camp Hospital with influenza.
27/04/1942 Discharged 103 Convalescent Depot.
27/04/1942 Admitted 103 Convalescent Depot.
04/05/1942 Discharged to General Details Depot.
07/05/1942 Rejoined unit ex hospital.
13/05/1942 To hospital from 1 Pioneer Training Battalion.
13/05/1942 Admitted 104 Australian General Hospital Bathurst, New South Wales with influenza.
15/05/1942 Discharged 104 Australian General Hospital Bathurst, New South Wales.
15/05/1942 Rejoined unit ex hospital.
12/07/1942 Transferred to 2/2 Pioneer Battalion Bathurst, New South Wales.
14/07/1942 Taken on strength 2/2 Pioneer Battalion.
31/08/1942 Admitted 54 Camp Hospital, Kapooka, New South Wales for observation.
03/09/1942 Discharged from 54 Camp Hospital.
29/01/1943 Entrained for 3 Military District (Victoria) from 5 Military District (Western Australia).
08/03/1943 Transferred from 2/2 Pioneer Battalion to 14/32 Battalion Mangalore.
08/03/1943 Graded GPII Intelligence.
23/03/1943 Entrained for 1 Military District (Queensland).
30/03/1943 Transferred from 6 Australian Infantry Brigade to 2/2 Pioneer Battalion.
30/03/1943 Taken on strength 2/2 Pioneer Battalion 1 Military District (Queensland).
03/06/1943 Evacuated to 6 Australian Casualty Clearing Station for investigation and transferred to X list.
26/06/1943 Discharged from 106 Casualty Clearing Station to unit.
26/06/1943 Taken on strength 2/2 Pioneer Battalion ex hospital and struck off X list.
25/07/1943 Embarked Townsville, Queensland on H.M.T. Duntroon.
28/07/1943 Disembarked Port Moresby, New Guinea.
05/11/1943 Evacuated to 2/4 Field Ambulance Main Dressing Station.
06/11/1943 Evacuated from 2/4 Field Ambulance Main Dressing Station to III Casualty Clearing Station and transferred to X list.
21/11/1943 Discharged III Casualty Clearing Station to 7 Division Rest Camp.
22/11/1943 Marched out from 7 Division Rest Camp to unit.
14/12/1943 Evacuated to 2/5 Australian General Hospital with malaria and transferred to X list.
29/12/1943 Evacuated from 2/5 Australian General Hospital to 113 Australian Convalescent Depot.
16/01/1944 Discharged from 113 Australian Convalescent Depot to 7 Division Rest Camp.
20/01/1944 Evacuated from 7 Division Rest Camp to 2/5 Australian General Hospital with Pyrexia of Unknown Origin (P.U.O.).
03/02/1944 Discharged from 2/5 Australian General Hospital to New Guinea Details Depot.
21/02/1944 Embarked Port Moresby, New Guinea on S.S. Montoro.
29/02/1944 Disembarked Sydney, New South Wales.
29/02/1944 Taken on strength 2/2 Pioneer Battalion from disembarkation, struck off X list and to proceed on leave.
11/04/1944 Evacuated from draft to 72 Australian Camp Hospital with abscess left forearm.
15/04/1944 Evacuated from 72 Australian Camp Hospital to 113 Australian General Hospital, Concord, New South Wales with abscess left forearm (? malaria) and transferred to X list.
27/04/1944 Evacuated from 113 Australian General Hospital, Concord, New South Wales to 103 Australian Convalescent Depot with malaria (benign tertian).
15/05/1944 Discharged from 103 Australian Convalescent Depot to General Details Depot, New South Wales for return to unit.
15/05/1944 Taken on strength 2/2 Pioneer Battalion from General Details Depot, New South Wales for return to unit.
29/05/1944 Evacuated to 116 Australian General Hospital with malaria (benign tertian recurring) and transferred to X list.
01/06/1944 Evacuated from 116 Australian General Hospital to 2/2 Australian General Hospital.
12/06/1944 Discharged from 2/2 Australian General Hospital to 2 Australian Corps Reception Camp for return to unit.
15/06/1944 Taken on strength 2/2 Pioneer Battalion from 2 Australian Corps Reception Camp.
16/03/1945 Embarked Cairns, Queensland on U.S.A.T. Sea Barb.
28/03/1945 Disembarked Morotai.
14/05/1945 Transferred from 2/2 Pioneer Battalion to 9 Australian Division Field Cash Office.
14/05/1945 Taken on strength 9 Australian Division Field Cash Office.
14/05/1945 Transferred to 1 Australian Corps Accounts Office.
14/05/1945 Taken on strength 1 Australian Corps Accounts Office.
26/05/1945 Transferred to 9 Australian Division Field Cash Office.
26/05/1945 Taken on strength 9 Australian Division Field Cash Office.
20/09/1945 Emplaned Tarakan.
20/09/1945 Deplaned Labuan.
12/10/1945 Transferred to 2/17 Infantry Battalion.
12/10/1945 Taken on strength 2/17 Infantry Battalion from 9 Australian Division Field Cash Office.
13/10/1945 Promoted to acting Sergeant.
25/10/1945 Relinguished GPII Intelligence.
05/12/1945 Rank of Sergeant confirmed.
10/12/1945 Embarked Labuan on S.S. Pauehaud.
19/12/1945 Disembarked Brisbane, Queensland.
05/02/1946 Transferred from 2/17 Infantry Battalion to 21 Works Company.
06/02/1946 Marched into 21 Works Company from 2/17 Infantry Battalion.
16/04/1946 Transferred from 21 Works Company to 19 Depot Cash Office.
16/04/1946 Transferred from 21 Works Company.
13/05/1946 Transferred to Liverpool P.W. 1 Camp Liverpool, New South Wales.
13/05/1946 Taken on strength Liverpool P.W. 1 Camp.
28/08/1946 Transferred out to General Details Depot 2 Military District (New South Wales) for demobilization.
03/09/1946 Discharged.