Gibson ROPER

Regimental number38593
OccupationCoach proprietor
Next of kinWife, Mrs Hannah Roper, Ngaruawahia
Rank on embarkationRifleman
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, New Zealand Rifle Brigade Reinforcements, J Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on 16 February 1917
New Zealand Expeditionary Force, New Zealand Rifle Brigade Reinforcements, J Company embarked on two ships, 'Navua' and 'Aparima'. It is not possible from the Nominal Roll to determine on which ship an individual embarked.
Final rankRifleman
Final unit3rd Battalion, New Zealand Rifle Brigade
FateDied of disease 5 March 1919
Age at death from cemetery records45
Place of burialTidworth Military Cemetery (Row C, Grave No 402), Wiltshire, England
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Wife: Hannah Roper, Gallileo Street, Ngaruawahia, Hamilton
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 3: Roll 55, p. 36

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