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Name	Stanley Frederick Gibbs
Born	2 January, 1909 Hunters Hill, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Died	3 March, 1991 (aged 82) Bondi, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Cause of Death	lung disease
Occupation or Descriptor *	heroic civilian (1927-1927) New South Wales, Australia clerk (1928-1974) New South Wales, Australia soldier (1942-1944) Federal, Australia
Military Service *	World War II (soldier) 35th Infantry Battalion (soldier, 1942-1944)
Awards	Albert Medal (recipient, 1927) George Cross (recipient, 1971)
Key Events *	Royal Tour, 1927 (presents Stanley Gibbs with an Albert Medal)
Workplaces *	Australian Gaslight Co (employee, 1928-1974)

* Dates are approximate