Henry Edward GIBBS

Regimental number49240
Place of birthKennington, Southland
OccupationLabourer
Next of kinWife, Mrs H Gibbs, Collingwood, Invercargill
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 26th Reinforcements (1st Draft), Otago Infantry Regiment, D Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT No 85 Willochra on 9 June 1917
Final rankPrivate
Final unit1st Battalion, Otago Infantry Regiment
FateDied of wounds 12 October 1917
Place of burialWhite 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
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 3: Roll 66, p. 13