Frank Pardoe HIBELL

Regimental number2/1356
AddressWorton Street, Sumner, Christchurch
Marital statusSingle
Next of kinBrother, George Gordon Hibell, c/o Brown Little and Co, Christchurch
Rank on embarkationGunner
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force. 4th Reinforcements, New Zealand Field Artillery
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on 17 April 1915
New Zealand Field Artillery, 4th Reinforcements, left New Zealand on board two ships ('Willochra' and 'Knight Templar'). It is not possible from the Nominal Roll to determine on which ship an individual embarked.
Final rankSergeant
Final unit15th Battery, New Zealand Field Artillery
FateKilled in Action 17 October 1916
Age at death from cemetery records35
Place of burialCaterpillar Valley Cemetery (Plot VIII, Row B, Grave No 18), Longueval, France
Family/military connectionsBrother: 27012 Pte George Gordon HIBELL, 2nd Bn, Canterbury Infantry Regiment, killed in action, 7 June 1917.
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: Field Artillery/Fourth