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| Name | GIBBS – Alfred |
|---|---|
| Regiment (s) | Royal Horse Artillery |
| Regiment Number (s) | 1133 |
| Date/Age/Place/Trade or Profession at Attestation | 14th August 1848 / 21 years 10 months / Bath Somerset England Labourer |
| Description – Height Complexion/Eyes/Hair/Scars | 5 Ft 9¼in Fresh / Hazel / Dark Brown / None |
| Overseas Service/Duration | “With the Expedition to the East” (Possibly Crimea or Turkey) – 6 months Bombay India – 3 years 6 months |
| Length of Service | 12 years 326 days |
| Rank/Date/Place of Discharge | Gunner and Driver / 16th July 1861 / Woolwich Kent England |
| Campaign Medals | Indian Mutiny Medal No record of a Crimean War Medal |
| Intended Residence at Discharge | Not stated |
| Pension Districts | 1861 Bath 1865 Woolwich 1866-1868 Western Australia 1869 Adelaide 1870 -1879 Melbourne |
| Pension Paid | 8d per diem – temporary for 3 years plus one year pension permanency given in 1865 |
| Date of Departure and Place England or Ireland | 7th April 1866 Portland Dorset England |
| Ship and Date of Arrival Western Australia | BELGRAVIA 4th July 1866 |
| Date/Place of Birth | c October 1826 |
| Date/Place of Baptism | 24th February 1828 Wellow Somerset England |
| Father Date/Place of Birth | GIBBS Micah B Not yet known D April 1830 Wellow Somerset England bur 5th April 1830 |
| Mother Date/Place of Birth Marriage | UNKNOWN Martha B 1787 Bishopsgate Middlesex England D Quarter 4 1862 Wellow Somerset England |
| Siblings | John bap 14th March 1812 Wellow, Somerset England Thomas B 1812 Wellow Somerset England Micah bap 30th June 1816 Wellow Somerset England John bap 1st November 1818 Wellow Somerset England William bap 8th June 1823 Wellow Somerset England Martha bap 22nd March 1829 Wellow Somerset England |
| 1st Wife Date of Birth or Baptism | Did not marry |
| Date/Place of Marriage | Not applicable |
| Children by 1st Wife | Not applicable |
| Father of 1st wife Date/Place of Birth | Not applicable |
| Mother of 1st wife Date/Place of Birth Marriage | Not applicable |
| Land Grants Western Australia | None |
| Occupation after Arrival | Not yet known |
| Newspaper Articles | Perth Gazette 29th January 1869 (Shipping) Riverine Herald 27th June 1887 (Death Notice) |
| Departure from Western Australia | 23rd January 1869 departed Western Australia (as “G. Gibbs”) per Eliza Blanche for Adelaide |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial | 25th June 1887 Echuca Hospital Victoria Australia bur Echuca Cemetery Victoria – Cause of Death: Bronchitis and apoplexy |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial Wife | Not applicable |
| Will or Probate | None known |
| Further Information | 1841 Civil Census Wellow, Somerset [HO107-961-16-1] 1851 Civil Census Woolwich, Greenwich, Kent [HO107-1588-6-387] Discharge: In July 1858 when stationed at Poona at a Field day on making an effort of strength he became ruptured on the right side. In June 1860 at ? in marching order with his Battery and jumping off a wagon he felt a sudden severe pain of the left groin, which was also from a rupture. Not aggravated by vice or intemperance. Disability caused by accidents on duty. |