Joseph Gibson (1898 - 1973)

Born 22 Apr 1898 in Belfast, Ireland

Ancestors

Husband of Wilhilmina (Young) Gibson — married about 1920 in County Down, Ireland [uncertain]

Died 1973 at about age 74 in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

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Biography

Joseph Gibson was born in 1898 in Belfast, Ireland, son of Margaret Gibson and John Gibson.^{[citation needed]}

He married Williamina Young in 1920 in County Down, Ireland.^{[citation needed]} Their children were:^{[citation needed]}

• Henry Gibson (1922–1996)
• A son (1920s–?)
• Rosina Gibson (1920s–1920s)

Private Joseph Gibson served in the Australian Army in World War II
Service started: 12 Oct 1940
Unit(s): 1 AUST GARRISON BATTALION
Service ended: 22 Mar 1946

In 1940 he enlisted. ^[2][3]

Joseph died in 1973 in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, aged 75 years.^[4]

Sources

1. ↑ UK and Ireland, Outward Passenger Lists, 1890-1960

   Name: Joseph Gibson

   Gender: Male

   Departure Age: 27

   Birth Date: abt 1899

   Departure Date: 20 Apr 1926

   Departure Port: England

   Ship Name: Largs Bay

   Shipping Line: Australian Commonwealth Line

   Destination Port: Brisbane, Australia

   Master: J Beighton

2. ↑ NAA - War Service Records

   Name: GIBSON JOSEPH

   Service Number - Q52401

   Date of birth - 22 Apr 1898

   Place of birth - BELFAST IRELAND

   Place of enlistment - ROCKHAMPTON QLD

   Next of Kin - GIBSON WHILEMINA

3. ↑

   Name GIBSON, JOSEPH

   Service Australian Army

   Service Number Q52401

   Date of Birth 22 Apr 1898

   Place of Birth BELFAST, IRELAND

   Date of Enlistment 12 Oct 1940

   Locality on Enlistment MACKAY, QLD

   Place of Enlistment ROCKHAMPTON, QLD

   Next of Kin GIBSON, WHILEMINA

   Date of Discharge 22 Mar 1946

   Rank Private

   Posting at Discharge 1 AUST GARRISON BATTALION

4. ↑ Death record: 5199 / 1974. BDM Victoria. https://www.bdm.vic.gov.au/research-and-family-history/search-your-family-history.
   (Name: Joseph GIBSON); (Place of birth: Belfast Northern Ireland); (Place of death: Thornbury); (Age at death: 75); (Mother: Margaret GIBSON); (Father: GIBSON John)

• 1911 Census of Ireland, County Down, District Electoral Division (DED) Moneyreagh, Ballyalloly, household no. 8, Joseph Gibson in the household of John Gibson; image, National Archives of Ireland (http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/ : accessed 02 October 2022).