Regimental number | 49240 |
Place of birth | Kennington, Southland |
Occupation | Labourer |
Next of kin | Wife, Mrs H Gibbs, Collingwood, Invercargill |
Rank on embarkation | Private |
Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, 26th Reinforcements (1st Draft), Otago Infantry Regiment, D Company |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT No 85 Willochra on |
Final rank | Private |
Final unit | 1st Battalion, Otago Infantry Regiment |
Fate | Died of wounds |
Place of burial | White House Cemetery (Plot III, Row F, Grave No 11), St Jean-Les-Ypres, nr Ieper, Belgium |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Edward Henry and Elizabeth Ann Gibbs; Wife: Ellen Gibbs, 98 Leete Street, Invercargill |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Sources | Nominal Roll Vol. 3: Roll 66, p. 13 |
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