Eric John LIBEAU

Regimental number13/2339
AddressMatangi
Marital statusSingle
Next of kinFather, F Libeau, Matangi, Waikato
Rank on embarkationLance Corporal
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 7th Reinforcements, Auckland Mounted Rifles
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on 10 October 1915
The Mounted Rifles component of the 7th Reinforcements left New Zealand on 10 October 1915 on board two ships, 'Aparima' and 'Navua'. It is not possible from the Nominal Roll to determine on which ship an individual embarked.
Final rankGunner
Final unitNew Zealand Field Artillery
FateDied of wounds 29 September 1917
Age at death from cemetery records22
Place of burialGwalia Cemetery (Plot II, Row C, Grave No 24), nr Ieper, Belgium
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Frederick and Flora Libeau, Hamilton, Waikato
Other details

War service: Egypt, Western Front

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: Auckland Mounted Rifles/Seventh

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