| Regimental number | 2/1778 |
| Date of birth | |
| Place of birth | Timaru |
| Occupation | Clerk |
| Address | New Zealand Loan Company, Timaru |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 19.5 |
| Height | 5' 8" |
| Weight | 125 lbs |
| Next of kin | Mother, Mrs M Gabites, Trafalgar Street, Timaru |
| Previous military service | Served in 2nd (South Canterbury) Regiment; Territorial Force; still serving at time of NZEF enlistment. |
| Enlistment date | |
| Place of enlistment | Trentham |
| Rank on embarkation | Gunner |
| Enlistment status | Volunteer |
| Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, 5th Reinforcements, New Zealand Field Artillery |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on board Maunganui on |
| Final rank | Staff Sergeant |
| Final unit | 3rd New Zealand Field Artillery Brigade |
| Fate | Commenced return to New Zealand |
| Discharge date | |
| Family/military connections | Brothers: 622 Pte Eric Briggs GABITES, 9th Bn, AIF, killed in action, 28 June 1915; 8/381 Ernest Mitchell GABITES, Otago Infantry Regiment; 6/3215 Harold Sherbrooke GABITES; 2/1778 Vernon Edward GABITES, New Zealand Field Artillery, NZEF |
| Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front Commenced return to New Zealand, 10 March 1919; discharged (termination of period of engagement), 25 May 1919. Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal Also served in World War II: Sertvice No 467272. |
| Miscellaneous details | Nominal Roll Vol. 1: Field Artillery/Fifth |
| Sources | Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 24056444 |