James Ernest GIBBS

Regimental number53773
OccupationFarmer
Next of kinFather, Albert Gibbs, Wakefield, Nelson
Rank on embarkationRifleman
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, New Zealand Rifle Brigade Reinforcements, H Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 88 Athenic on 16 July 1917
Final rankRifleman
Final unit1st Battalion, New Zealand Rifle Brigade
FateKilled in Action 6 April 1918
Place of burialEuston Road Cemetery (Plot III, Row E, Grave No 7), Colincamps, France
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Parents: Mr & Mrs A. Gibbs, Wakefield, Nelson
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 3: Roll 68, p. 11

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