Benjamin GIBBS

Regimental number35667
OccupationDealer
Next of kinMother, Mrs Jane Gibbs, Rolleston Street, Timaru
Rank on embarkationGunner
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 23rd Reinforcements, New Zealand Field Artillery
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT Corinthic on 2 April 1917
Final rankRifleman
Final unit4th Battalion, New Zealand Rifle Brigade
FateKilled in Action 5 October 1918
Age at death from cemetery records32
Place of burialMarcoing British Cemetery (Plot II, Row B, Grave No 12), France
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: George and Jane Gibbs
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 3: Roll 57, p. 23