Charles Clifford GIBBS

Regimental number6/897
Date of birth3 May 1893
Place of birthNelson
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationButcher
AddressTe Kinga, Greymouth
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation21
Height5' 11"
Weight144 lbs
Next of kinFather, C J Gibbs, Kokiri, Westland
Previous military serviceServed in A Company, Territorial Force; still serving at time of NZEF enlistment.
Enlistment date24 August 1914
Place of enlistmentGreymouth
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, Main Body, Canterbury Infantry Battalion
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on 16 October 1914
The Canterbury Infantry Battalion, Main Body, left New Zealand on board two ships, 'Tahiti' and 'Athenic'. It is not possible from the Nominal Roll to determine on which ship an individual embarked.
Final rankPrivate
Final unit12th (Nelson) Company, Canterbury Infantry Regiment
FateKilled in Action 8 May 1915
Age at death from cemetery records22
Place of burialNo known grave
Commemoration detailsTwelve Tree Copse (New Zealand) Memorial, Gallipoli, Turkey
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Father: Charles Jessepp Gibbs, Kokiri, Greymouth
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli

Reported missing, 8 May 1915.

Subsequently, 14 June 1915, recorded as 'Killed in action, 8 May 1915'.

War service: 258 days (of which 205 days were abroad)

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: Canterbury Infantry Batln/Main Body
SourcesArchives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 16785396

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